renv not finding installed packages?

[timvdstap]

Hi all, beginner with renv here. Pardon my ignorance, I was under the impression that calling renv::restore() would install and attach packages captured in the renv.lock file. Am I mistaken in this? For example, when I execute the code, it tells me e.g. 'could not find function "%>%"', even though dplyr is installed and I can see it in my renv.lock file. Do I still need to load the packages, or am I not using renv properly in my workflow?

[2]: C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/R/cache/R/renv/sandbox/windows/R-4.4/x86_64-w64-mingw32/88765555

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There are a total of 278 packages installed in the renv cache.
Cache path: "C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/R/cache/R/renv/cache/v5/windows/R-4.4/x86_64-w64-mingw32"

Perhaps my paths are wrong?

[1] "C:/Users/Admin/Desktop/GitHub/testing-renv/renv/library/windows/R-4.4/x86_64-w64-mingw32"     
[2] "C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/R/cache/R/renv/sandbox/windows/R-4.4/x86_64-w64-mingw32/88765555"

Thank you in advance!

[kevinushey]

Pardon my ignorance, I was under the impression that calling renv::restore() would install and attach packages captured in the renv.lock file.

It will install those packages, but it won't load or attach them -- you still need to use library(<pkg>) to load the packages you wish to use, as you normally would in a "regular" R session.

[timvdstap]

Ah, thanks @kevinushey - appreciate it!