R Install and load packages from a specific location












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I am using windows 7, I can't seem to find the solution to this very simple issue on the internet.



I get an error saying that cannot Install package to a location I don't know about (I:/R/win-library/3.5).



How can I change that so the packages are installed to a location I choose and so that it loads from that location?



I read about changing the environment variables in control panel, but R Studio is not listed.



Many thanks!










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  • You tried with ?.libPaths?

    – P. Paccioretti
    Nov 21 '18 at 12:45











  • Hi Paccioretti, I have not. Do I need to write .libpaths("new path location")?

    – Johnny
    Nov 21 '18 at 12:52
















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I am using windows 7, I can't seem to find the solution to this very simple issue on the internet.



I get an error saying that cannot Install package to a location I don't know about (I:/R/win-library/3.5).



How can I change that so the packages are installed to a location I choose and so that it loads from that location?



I read about changing the environment variables in control panel, but R Studio is not listed.



Many thanks!










share|improve this question























  • You tried with ?.libPaths?

    – P. Paccioretti
    Nov 21 '18 at 12:45











  • Hi Paccioretti, I have not. Do I need to write .libpaths("new path location")?

    – Johnny
    Nov 21 '18 at 12:52














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I am using windows 7, I can't seem to find the solution to this very simple issue on the internet.



I get an error saying that cannot Install package to a location I don't know about (I:/R/win-library/3.5).



How can I change that so the packages are installed to a location I choose and so that it loads from that location?



I read about changing the environment variables in control panel, but R Studio is not listed.



Many thanks!










share|improve this question














I am using windows 7, I can't seem to find the solution to this very simple issue on the internet.



I get an error saying that cannot Install package to a location I don't know about (I:/R/win-library/3.5).



How can I change that so the packages are installed to a location I choose and so that it loads from that location?



I read about changing the environment variables in control panel, but R Studio is not listed.



Many thanks!







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  • You tried with ?.libPaths?

    – P. Paccioretti
    Nov 21 '18 at 12:45











  • Hi Paccioretti, I have not. Do I need to write .libpaths("new path location")?

    – Johnny
    Nov 21 '18 at 12:52



















  • You tried with ?.libPaths?

    – P. Paccioretti
    Nov 21 '18 at 12:45











  • Hi Paccioretti, I have not. Do I need to write .libpaths("new path location")?

    – Johnny
    Nov 21 '18 at 12:52

















You tried with ?.libPaths?

– P. Paccioretti
Nov 21 '18 at 12:45





You tried with ?.libPaths?

– P. Paccioretti
Nov 21 '18 at 12:45













Hi Paccioretti, I have not. Do I need to write .libpaths("new path location")?

– Johnny
Nov 21 '18 at 12:52





Hi Paccioretti, I have not. Do I need to write .libpaths("new path location")?

– Johnny
Nov 21 '18 at 12:52












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You can change the directory were packages are installed (and searched) with .libPaths().
If you want to add a new directory you can run



.libPaths("new/directory")





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  • Thank you so much, it works beautifully. I hope I can now create a folder in the same directory the file is and use that as the folder for packages.

    – Johnny
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:07











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You can change the directory were packages are installed (and searched) with .libPaths().
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  • Thank you so much, it works beautifully. I hope I can now create a folder in the same directory the file is and use that as the folder for packages.

    – Johnny
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:07
















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You can change the directory were packages are installed (and searched) with .libPaths().
If you want to add a new directory you can run



.libPaths("new/directory")





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  • Thank you so much, it works beautifully. I hope I can now create a folder in the same directory the file is and use that as the folder for packages.

    – Johnny
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:07














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You can change the directory were packages are installed (and searched) with .libPaths().
If you want to add a new directory you can run



.libPaths("new/directory")





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You can change the directory were packages are installed (and searched) with .libPaths().
If you want to add a new directory you can run



.libPaths("new/directory")






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  • Thank you so much, it works beautifully. I hope I can now create a folder in the same directory the file is and use that as the folder for packages.

    – Johnny
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:07



















  • Thank you so much, it works beautifully. I hope I can now create a folder in the same directory the file is and use that as the folder for packages.

    – Johnny
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:07

















Thank you so much, it works beautifully. I hope I can now create a folder in the same directory the file is and use that as the folder for packages.

– Johnny
Nov 21 '18 at 17:07





Thank you so much, it works beautifully. I hope I can now create a folder in the same directory the file is and use that as the folder for packages.

– Johnny
Nov 21 '18 at 17:07




















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