[R] [External] Re: Error in setwd(dir) when initializing R

[J C Nash]

This is likely tangential, but as a Linux user I have learned to avoid
any directory name with - or ( or ) or other things, even spaces. Whether or not
those are "valid", they seem to cause trouble.

For example "-" can be picked up in bash scripts as a trigger for options.

And in this case, it looks like the OP does not have control of the name. Sigh.

John Nash


On 2023-11-21 02:46, Ana de las Heras Molina wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Thank you all for your responses. When I initialize R, the folder in which
> it starts is:
> 
> getwd()
> [1] "C:/Users/Ana/OneDrive - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
> (UCM)/Documentos"
> 
> So it seems a problem with OneDrive
> -Kevin: I do not really understand your question... You mean if I set my
> working directory to my C:// or D:// folder in my computer? It doesn't work
> either.
> 
> -Ivan: this is the message I got when running traceback(). So can I move
> the.Rdata file without affecting the work?
> 
> -Luke: thank you for the idea, I will try it.
> 
> Error in setwd(dir) : no es posible cambiar el directorio de trabajo>
> traceback()4: setwd(dir)
> 3: .rs.onAvailablePackagesStale(reposString)
> 2: .rs.availablePackages()
> 1: .rs.rpc.discover_package_dependencies("3C994FEC", ".R")
> 
> 
> Best,
> 
> Ana
> 
> 
> El mar, 21 nov 2023 a las 0:43, <luke-tierney using uiowa.edu> escribió:
> 
>> On Mon, 20 Nov 2023, Ivan Krylov wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 20 Nov 2023 12:18:11 +0100
>>> Ana de las Heras Molina <andelash using ucm.es> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Error in setwd(dir) : no es posible cambiar el directorio de trabajo
>>>
>>> If you run traceback() first thing after getting this error, does it
>>> say anything useful? (Anything besides "No traceback available" would
>>> count as useful.)
>>>
>>> Do you have a file named .RData in your home directory? If yes, it may
>>> help to move it away (or remove it if you don't use the saved session).
>>
>> Also check for .Rprofile or other profile that might contain a setwd()
>> call.  Starting R with --vanilla should work if the issue is a startup
>> file.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> luke
>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Luke Tierney
>> Ralph E. Wareham Professor of Mathematical Sciences
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> 
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