R Studio Github Version Control

[castower]

Hello @cenuno,

I'm currently setting up my Github project for version control and I'm curious if it should be in the same folder as the Github Desktop repository or a separate one?

Thanks! Courtney

[cenuno]

Hi Courtney,

I’ll need some information to help you. Since all GitHub repos are already under version control I’m a little confused.

Are you saying you currently have a repo for your group project (the private repo that your teammates and you share) and an additional one that you made? I’m not sure what you mean by if they should be in the same folder or not but as a general rule, never place another GitHub repo inside another GitHub repo.

Respectfully,

Cristian

— Cristian E. Nuno

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Hello @cenunohttps://github.com/cenuno,

I'm currently setting up my Github project for version control and I'm curious if it should be in the same folder as the Github Desktop repository or a separate one?

Thanks! Courtney

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[castower]

@cenuno we have the private one for my group that I access through Github Desktop and now I'm trying to set up the project to be able to use the 'here' package in RStudio. I'm curious if I can link them somehow that they're the same or if I should have them in two separate folders.

[cenuno]

Ah, I understand now. Thank you for clarifying!

You have an existing local directory that is already synced with GitHub Desktop. However, it is not currently an RStudio Project which is causing problems with the here package.

Follow these steps to associate an existing directory with an RStudio Project:

1. In RStudio, go to File --> New Project

2. From the prompt, select Existing Directory

3. Next, hit the Browse button and find the file path of the directory of interest.

4. Then hit the Create Project button.

A new RStudio window will open (you've now entered an RStudio Project). You'll notice a new file (.Rproj) that stores some metadata that tells RStudio that this a RStudio Project. That file helps the here package identify the root directory.

You can now load the here package and you should now see the following output immediately in the R console:

# type directly into the R console
library(here)

here() starts at /Users/cristiannuno/RStudio_All/analytic_project

That should allow you to use the here package while setting up an existing directory as an RStudio Project.

[castower]

@cenuno thank you! Sorry, for the confusion! That is exactly what I needed :)

[cenuno]

@castower no worries! I appreciate your patience with me :)

Now that you're learning to bucket work in RStudio using the Projects feature, be sure to 'close' (go to the File tab and then click on Close Project) and 'open' (go to the File tab and then click on Open Project...) projects as you exit and enter them.

That way you're always aware of where work is being saved.