> On Sep 20, 2017, at 7:26 AM, Paul Bernal <paulberna...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear all, > > Is it normal for R to store installed packages in paths like the following? > > C:\Users\PaulBernal\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpgXA5VS\downloaded_packages
Yes. Packages are first built or unpacked in a temporary directory and then moved to their "final resting place", assuming that yours has the needed permissions. This is all explained in the R Admin/Install document which is part of every distribution these days: On my machine it's here: http://localhost:30946/doc/manual/R-admin.html#Running-R > > Regards, > > Paul > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. David Winsemius Alameda, CA, USA 'Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.' -Gehm's Corollary to Clarke's Third Law ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
