Message-ID: <CAJhjiQnBAucSkeQmONTz1oBDoO4eC=b_0WJVZ=bg89bqw0SYTw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: 2021-07-25T22:35:02Z
From: Steve Haroz
Subject: Feature request: Change default library path on Windows
In-Reply-To: <522686cd-645d-4a62-9dcf-5f701f3f9ab1@gmail.com>
> So I would say that I still believe Microsoft doesn't give clear
> guidance for this.
Sure, there is some ambiguity on where MS would prefer these kinds of
files. But what is clear is that the current location USER/Documents
is causing a serious issue.
And while we can all understand frustration with Microsoft, Windows
users represent a major proportion of the R install base. So let's see
what we can do to help out those users. Changing the default location
to either USER/R or USER/AppData/Local/R would help a lot of users,
both beginners and those with moderate experience who switch to a new
cloud backup.
Microsoft is unlikely to put out new guidance any time soon. And the
current guidance doesn't seem opposed to putting R libraries in either
suggested location. So how about we just pick one (I suggest USER/R
for simplicity) and discuss how to go about making the change?
-Steve