Can't change default journal location

[centuryhopper]

Greetings!

I have tried to change the location where my journals open up by following the instructions provided but it didn't work. What did I do wrong? I added this line into my settings.json: "journal.base": "C:/Users/MyName/Documents/GitHub/MyJournal",

[mameen]

Try to switch the back-slash? C:\Users\MyName\Documents\GitHub\MyJournal

[pajoma]

Yes, the writing with slash "/" is used n *nix-environments and URLs, in Windows you have to use the backslash. You can open the folder in Windows Explorer, navigate to your folder and copy the address at the top.

Thanks for the quick answer @mameen

[centuryhopper]

Try to switch the back-slash? C:\Users\MyName\Documents\GitHub\MyJournal

I have just tried that too and it didn't work, unfortunately :/

[centuryhopper]

Try to switch the back-slash? C:\Users\MyName\Documents\GitHub\MyJournal

I have just tried that too and it didn't work, unfortunately :/

what I typed is: "journal.base": "C:\Users\MyName\Documents\GitHub\MyJournal", it doesn't show, but I typed two slashes for each to escape it (otherwise the json file gives me an error).

[pajoma]

Hmm, this is strange. Is the command dir C:\Users\MyName\Documents\GitHub\MyJournal working (in the vscode terminal)?

[mameen]

You may need to escape it.. try double back-slash C:\\Users\\MyName\\Documents\\GitHub\\MyJournal

[centuryhopper]

The two slashes worked. Thank you everyone. I tried the two slashes before and it didn't work. I think it's because I have to restart vs code after doing so. Final working key-value pair: "journal.base": "C:\\Users\\MyName\\Documents\\GitHub\\MyJournal"

[centuryhopper]

Hmm, this is strange. Is the command dir C:\Users\MyName\Documents\GitHub\MyJournal working (in the vscode terminal)?

Yes. It does work