Move Android Studio AVD folder to a new location

Default Android Virtual Device Manager (AVD) folder is located is in C:\Users\<user_name>\.android\avd. To move it to a new location perform following steps:

1. Close Android Studio
2. Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > Environment Variables
3. Add a new User variable:
   • Variable Name: ANDROID_SDK_HOME
   • Variable Value: D:\Android_SDK_HOME
     Replace D:\Android_SDK_HOME with the path you want become your new AVD folder root.
     The path you enter cannot be root folder of your Android SDK (but can be a subfolder).
4. Open Android Studio. Make sure a folder called .android was created in your new location.
5. Move avd folder from the old location (C:\Users\<user_name>\.android) to the new one (D:\Android_SDK_HOME\.android).
6. Make sure to update new path in avd ini files.