Trouble Shooting
When It Goes Wrong
Often the most common problem is that when you copy and paste the path, sometimes there are hidden features that make what look like text actually be text with some hidden formatting. That formatting will not play well in R.
If it isn’t reading in, you can try deleting any ” ” that were copied and manually type them. You can also try this for the full file path if that doesn’t work.
When It Goes Wrong on PC
R likes the Mac type / foreward slash more than a \backslash. Try switching the direction of your slashes, so use / to divide folders instead of \. If that doesn’t work, go back to the backslashes but use two of them. So "C:\\User\\folder\\file.txt".
If It Still Isn’t Working
You can try going to the DataLab drop in hours, asking the front desk people on the first floor of the ETC, or emailing data@reed.edu.