Remove Working Directory Using R (Example)

In this R programming tutorial you’ll learn how to delete folders.

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Let’s do this!

Exemplifying Working Directory

Consider the following working directory:

Our exemplifying working directory contains one folder called my subdirectory.

Example: Delete Working Directory from Computer Using unlink() Function

The following R code illustrates how to remove a working directory from a computer using the unlink function in the R programming language.

Have a look at the following R code:

unlink("C:/Users/Joach/Desktop/new directory/my subdirectory", recursive = TRUE)   # Apply unlink()

After running the previous R syntax, our working directory should look like this:

As you can see in the previous screenshot, we have removed our subdirectory and our main directory is completely empty.

Video & Further Resources

Have a look at the following video of the Statistics Globe YouTube channel. In the video, I illustrate the R programming codes of this post.

In addition, you could read the related posts of my website:

• Delete a File Using R
• Rename Files Using R
• R Programming Overview

You have learned in this article how to remove working directories on a computer in the R programming language. Tell me about it in the comments, in case you have further comments or questions.