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

android, dex, fatal-error, intellij-idea, jvm

Solution

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.

Problem

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.

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