At the very least it would be nice if there were a function that displays all the locations/paths currently being used in R.
On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 6:15 PM Steve Haroz <steve.ha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > I'd like to propose moving the default library install location on Windows > from: > %USERPROFILE%/Documents/R > to some other location such as: > %USERPROFILE%/R > > For many users the Documents folder is backed up or synchronized. > Installing libraries thrashes Documents, and it causes synchronization > issues with Dropbox (I confirm this one), OneDrive, and users with > Network IT policies. > > The vast majority of R users won't touch that folder and don't need it > backed up. And, its contents are not really "documents". > > There are many blog posts and websites with people complaining about > it or offering workarounds that involve hand editing setting and > environment files, which reduces R's usability and accessibility. > * > https://community.rstudio.com/t/help-regarding-package-installation-renviron-rprofile-r-libs-r-libs-site-and-r-libs-user-oh-my/13888/5 > * https://accelebrate.com/library/how-to-articles/r-rstudio-library > * > https://community.rstudio.com/t/r-studio-library-installation-directory/30725/2 > * https://twitter.com/sharoz/status/1418712098444546057 > * https://twitter.com/JoeHilgard/status/1419025358070878210 > > This change should not interfere with any project environment managers > like renv. It should just change the global default for Windows R > users. > Also, I believe that on Mac it is not in Documents, but it's in the > equivalent of %USERPROFILE%/R. > > Thanks, > Steve Haroz > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel -- Statistics & Software Consulting GKX Group, GKX Associates Inc. tel: 1-877-GKX-GROUP email: ggrothendieck at gmail.com ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
