[R] Windows standard interface: change working dorectory

Michael Dewey
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:22:42 -0000

Dear Federico

If they click on File in the top left hand corner and then Change dir in
the drop-down menu if opens a file explorer type window where they can
click on directories (folders in MS-speak) in the usual way. That does
not get round the problem that they need to know where they put the file
in the first place of course but it might help some of them.

Michael

On 08/12/2025 11:22, Calboli Federico (LUKE) wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I need to provide the simplest possible indication to R users with either
windows or macos machines on how to change working directory. Using setwd() will
not work because I cannot trust them to even understand the concept of working
directory.
>
> On macos it is possible to have a GUI menu (the standard R GUI) that would
allow the users to "click their way to where their data files are", is
there such facility for the windows R GUI (the out-of-the-box one)? I have no
access to windows machines, so I cannot check, but I am sure some people will
use a windows laptop.
>
> F
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