Feature request: Change default library path on Windows
Given (AFAICS) the absence of any actual R-core members <https://www.r-project.org/contributors.html> chiming into the discussion here, and provided that you think that the issue has been sufficiently discussed, I would say the next step ("how to go about making the change") is to compose & submit a wishlist request to the R bug tracker ... It might also be worth reaching out to/double-checking with Jeroen Ooms (Rtools maintainer and Windows infrastructure expert; I don't know if he has any more formal association with R-core/CRAN ?) cheers Ben Bolker
On 7/25/21 6:35 PM, Steve Haroz wrote:
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
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