.iml file does not exist - Android Studio

I have solved this issue in android studio by following steps -

 1. Close Android Studio 
 2. Go to my app codebase directory
 3. Delete the .idea folder
 4. Start the Android studio again.

It's working like wow.

I faced similar problem, It just solved for by following steps - 1. Close you IntelliJ 2. Go to your codebase directory 3. delete the .idea folder 4. Start the Intellij again.

It happened to me when I open my app from Android Studio's "Open Recent" option after cloning from my repository. Just close the app and re-open from "Open" option. It worked for me.