ADB in android studio keeps showing same error message and does not start

Question

My ADB install does not work, it does not start or show any info. I keep getting the same error message over and over again:

18:14   Unable to run 'adb': null

18:14   '/Users/jorandob/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb start-server' failed -- run manually if necessary

If I try to start ADB manually it just doesn't show anything.

I tried so far:

I'm on mac os X 10.11.6 and not using any special emulator. If its helpful information, I'm using ionic.

Terminal ADB:

Jorans-iMac:~ jorandob$ adb version Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.36 Revision 0e9850346394-android

Have you added the path to the "adb" executable to your ~/.bash_profile $PATH variable? — DimitrisCBR
– DimitrisCBR, Commented Mar 9, 2017 at 17:44
@Cbr if i run adb version this is the response Jorans-iMac:~ jorandob$ adb version Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.36 Revision 0e9850346394-android So i think its linked properly — Joran Dob
– Joran Dob, Commented Mar 10, 2017 at 20:06

Joran Dob · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-10 20:25:46Z

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I finally resolved my issue, it occurs if you run java and ADB at the same time.

to fix it stop all java processes in the activity monitor.

answered Mar 10, 2017 at 20:25

Joran Dob

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Helped with "ADB not responding" as well.