How to Set Working Directory in R
If you want to read files from a specific location or write files to a specific location you will need to set working directory in R. The following example shows how to set the working directory in R to the folder “Data” within the folder “Documents and Settings” on the C drive.
# Set the working directory
setwd("C:/Documents and Settings/Data")
Remember that you must use the forward slash / or double backslash \\ in R! The Windows format of single backslash will not work.
Here’s the official R-manual page on setting the working directory: http://stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-patched/library/base/html/getwd.html.
Practice
To learn more about the working directory in R, try the exercises in this introduction to R.
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When I try to set the working directory in excel using the command setwd(“C:\\myGAPIT”), i get an error “Cannot change working directory”. Please suggest what should I do?
Regards,
Gautam.
Your code looks right. Are you sure that the folder “myGAPIT” exists in C:?
When I try to set the working directory in R using the command setwd(“C:\\myGAPIT”), i get an error “Cannot change working directory”. Please suggest what should I do?
Regards,
Gautam.