Error when building new project - aapt finished with non-zero exit value 1

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I am getting this error whenever I start new project:

Error:(1) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.Button.Inverse'.

Error:(1) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.Button.Colored'. C:\Users\prasid444\AndroidStudioProjects\Try1\app\build\intermediates\exploded-aar\com.android.support\appcompat-v7\23.1.1\res\values-v23\values-v23.xml

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'. com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command 'C:\Users\prasid444\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\build-tools\23.0.1\aapt.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 1

Please help me fix this

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androidandroid-studiogradleandroid-gradle-pluginaapt
upgrade your Android studio to latest version – piotrek1543
if you have 1.5.1 or 2.0beta from Canary, try to choose from menu Build -> Rebuild – piotrek1543
mine is 1.2.2 rebuild is not fixing this problem – prasid444
what? Please upgrade to latest 1.5.1 - you're missing many fixed bugs and improved performance. And as I suppose your build-tools are newer than your AS version, which generates this problem – piotrek1543
i've edited my answer – piotrek1543

1 Answers

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At first you go to Build-> Clean Project

and then go to Build -> Rebuild Project

Check also if you have the latest Android Studio version (1.5.1). Sometimes upgrade to newest unstable version by Canary Channel helps.

If you still want to use this Android Studio 1.2.x version please downgrade version of build-tools, targetSDK and support library. I'm pretty sure that Android SDK build-tools version is not fully compatible with your old 1.2.2 Android Studio version.

EDIT: That's definately problem with Android app resources, so if upgrade Android Studio and rebuilding the project still not resolve this problem, go to your app directory and delete build folders.