Intellij idea showing error: could not create the java virtual machine

Question

I am having trouble with intellij idea ide. It was working fine , but suddenly it started showing error:

Android Dex: [untitled3] Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.
Android Dex: [untitled3] Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.

I have checked my sdk, jdk path. i have done re-installing it but still the problem is same. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Answer 1

The problem was caused by the too high heap size for the DX compiler, it can be changed here (File | Settings | Compiler | Android DX Compiler).

Check this document that explains why it happens when 32-bit JDK is used.

Answer 2

try this:

navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 13.1.3\bin and run the " idea64.exe ".

if 64-bit executable is not provided for your product Start the IDE using .bat file instead of the .exe

Answer 3

javac may be running in 32-bit mode, preventing the use of heaps greater than 2**32 bytes.

Try adding -d64 to the “Additional compiler process VM options” in settings or via Ctrl-Shift-A/⇧⌘A