Gradle sync failed access is denied in android studio

Question

Can someone please explain to me what this error is and how to resolve this error?

Gradle sync failed: D:\\SoundsandPictures.gradle\\4.4\\fileHashes\\

Answer 1

whenever this happens JUST DEL (MAKE A BACKUP 1ST) THE CULPRIT FILE (THE FILE RIGHT BEFORE THE MSG "ACCESS IS DENIED"

hope this helps

Answer 2

If do you have an antivirus software, try to check if it has blocked Android Studio.

Answer 3

Very late answer, but I was getting the error "caches\5.1.1\file-changes\last-build.bin (Access is denied)", deleting that file and re-building the project worked for me.