title: Your SDK location contains non-ASCII characters - no Android in Tools Menu
body: <p>I've just downloaded and installed Android Studio but there is no <strong>Android</strong> submenu in <strong>Tools</strong> menu and no <strong>AVD Manager</strong> icon on the instrument panel. When I  start <strong>SDK Manager</strong>, there is an error message: </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Please specify a Android SDK location</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/JWEA4.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">SDK Manager screenshot: "Please specify a Android SDK location"</a></p>
  
  <p>If I click on <strong>Edit</strong> link next to <strong>Android SDK Location</strong> field, there is another error message:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Your SDK location contains non-ASCII characters</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/uKjfV.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">SDK Components Setup screenshot: "Your SDK location contains non-ASCII characters"</a></p>
  
  <p>I studied these somewhat similar questions, but non of them helped me:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32171968/your-project-path-contains-non-ascii-characters-android-studio">Your project path contains non-ASCII characters android studio</a></p></li>
  <li><p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47604948/unable-to-install-sdk-tools-component-while-installing-android-studio">Unable to install SDK tools component while installing Android Studio</a></p></li>
  <li><p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45139289/unable-to-install-or-locate-android-sdk-in-android-studio">unable to install or locate android sdk in android studio</a></p></li>
  <li><p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47272832/no-android-option-in-tool-menu-and-no-avd-manager">NO Android option in &quot;tool&quot; menu, and no avd manager</a></p></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I see that the path really contains non-ASCII characters, but is there any workaround other than uninstall Android Studio and then install it from scratch to some other directory like <strong>С:\Android\SDK</strong>? </p>
  
  <p><strong>UPD</strong>:</p>
  
  <p>it seems there is no such workaround at this time</p>