IntelliJ IDEA "cannot resolve symbol" and "cannot resolve method"

For me, I had to remove the intellij internal sdk and started to use my local sdk. When I started to use the internal, the error was gone.

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Most likely JDK configuration is not valid, try to remove and add the JDK again as I've described in the related question here.


I was facing the same problem when import projects into IntelliJ.

for in my case first, check SDK details and check you have configured JDK correctly or not.

Go to File-> Project Structure-> platform Settings-> SDKs

Check your JDK is correct or not.

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Next, I Removed project from IntelliJ and delete all IntelliJ and IDE related files and folder from the project folder (.idea, .settings, .classpath, dependency-reduced-pom). Also, delete the target folder and re-import the project.

The above solution worked in my case.


First check if you have configured JDK correctly:

  • Go to File->Project Structure -> SDKs
  • your JDK home path should be something like this: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachine/jdk.1.7.0_79.jdk/Contents/Home
  • Hit Apply and then OK

Secondly check if you have provided in path in Library's section

  • Go to File->Project Structure -> Libraries
  • Hit the + button
  • Add the path to your src folder
  • Hit Apply and then OK

This should fix the problem