AndroidStudio gradle error: "Error: null value in record: resOutputDir = null"

Question

I had a build / make error

Error:null value in entry: resOutputDir=null 

when creating my project in AdroidStudio

Answer 1

The solution was to simply delete the .gradle folder in the root directory. (backup to make sure you did not detonate anything).

The answer can be found here: https://discuss.gradle.org/t/null-value-in-entry-dependencycachedir-null/19191/3

Answer 2

I solved this and other Gradle build errors by following the menu sequence: "Build> Clean Project".