'R package access denied installation error
Error in install.packages : path[1]="\Users\name\Documents\R\win-library\4.1": Access is denied
I am trying to install basic r packages, and keep getting this error even though I have full permissions for this folder. I have tried different packages so it is something going on with my permissions.
Solution 1:[1]
Hey I figured it out using this guide I was confused because I had permissions to the document folder but because it was being backed up to the network I was getting an error. I also had to manually set permissions to the r-library files to make sure they weren't 'read only'
Solution 2:[2]
I have had this problem in the past. The way I fixed it was to close R, navigate to C:\Users\name\Documents in Windows Explorer, delete a file called '.Rhistory' located in that directory.
I then reopened R and then used the install.packages function as normal, and it ran with no problems.
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| Solution | Source |
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| Solution 1 | Cbotelho |
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