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Asked: 2026-05-23T19:38:07+00:00

I am trying to familiarise myself with using adb from the command prompt. My

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I am trying to familiarise myself with using adb from the command prompt.
My adb.exe is installed at:
C:\Program Files(x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

I have tried starting off by typing in cd:C\ to take me to the C drive
Then I have typed in the path quoted above, sometimes putting Program Files(x86) in quote marks,
other times inserting % in between Program and Files.
But always I get the same answer – “The system cannot find the path specified”.
Even when I type the path and then put in “adb devices” I get nothing.
I have tried inserting each of the following in the path in system variables as follows:
;C:\”Program Files(x86)”\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\
C:\”Program Files(x86)”\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\
;C:\Program Files(x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools
And then typing “adb devices”.
The message is the same – “adb is not recognised as an internal or external command, operable program or batch command.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can call adb directly from the directory you are currently in:

    "C:\Program Files(x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe" (With quotes!)

    You can also navigate to the platform-tools directory and then call adb.exe, use cd .. to go to a directory level up, you can hit TAB to let windows list the appropriate directories, this works also if one or more characters are entered.

    Btw, just added “C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools” to my PATH and it works just fine! Separate the entires with a semicolon.

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