Can you regenerate a deleted modules .iml file in android studio

Question

I have accidentally erased one of my project modules .iml file and I was wondering if its possible to regenerate it. I have googled around for a bit but I have not seen a solution yet.

Answer 1

If your project is Gradle-based, then click the Sync Project with Gradle Files button in the toolbar and it will regenerate all .iml files.

If you can't locate this button , then just look at right for Gradle tasks -> select task -> right click -> refresh external dependency will bring you back modules and iml file.

Answer 2

If you have not invalidated your cache or updated intellij since, locate the folder it used to be in > right click > Local history > show history. from here you should be able to restore that .iml file

Answer 3

Reimport the module (our project is maven-based, but that shouldn't matter).

Go to file -> project structures -> modules -> import module (click the +)

Then simply select your module and click through the wizard.

Answer 4

IntelliJ generates the .iml files for you.

I struggled with this issue until I noticed that for some reason the pom files of these modules appear under ignored files list.

To remove those files from this list, go to:

Settings -> Build, Execution, Deployment -> Build Tools -> Maven -> Ignored Files.

And uncheck your modules!

Answer 5

Right-click on the pom.xml, -> maven -> reimport (intellij)

Answer 6

I solved the problem as follows: 1) Opened the IntelliJ IDEA 2) Selected menu point "import project" 3) Navigated to the folder containing my project 4) Imported the project (in my case as maven project) and builded it new.

Answer 7

In my case i deleted the .iml files manually and the project structure was not showing up. I just closed the intelliJ and when i opened it back, i got a notification window indicating that Non-manged pom.xml file found. and when i selected "Add as Maven Project" in the notification window, the project structure was back again.

Answer 8

Find your gradle tab on one of your shortcut bars (I think by default it is on the vertical toolbar on the right of android studio). Click on it and you will see your gradle structure in the opened tab. On top of that tab, you can see a refresh icon. Click on it and it will reconstruct all your iml files.

The solution of retrieving the deleted files might work if you work on your own, but if you have fetched someone elses config, you need to recreate your own imls for your local configuration.