Knit .Rmd file to Word would generate an additional folder automatically

cderv · February 12, 2020, 8:51am

For reference, there is also an issue open with the same question

Knit .Rmd file to Word would generate an additional folder automatically

opened 06:30AM - 12 Feb 20 UTC

closed 02:02AM - 18 Feb 20 UTC

Hi there - I'm using R Markdown to write an analysis report, and I'd like to output it as a word document. However, every time I knit .Rmd file to Word, a folder would be generated automatically. As the following screenshot shows, I knitted the "Test.Rmd" file six times and six additional folders were created. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/48895627/74308643-d753b880-4dbc-11ea-9b56-bf8cc18cdd27.png) What happened to the R markdown on my device. This situation didn't happen before. How should I handle this to just knitting the .Rmd to the Word document, not generating a folder at the same time? [I've also posted this question on the RStudio Community. ](https://community.rstudio.com/t/knit-rmd-file-to-word-would-generate-an-additional-folder-automatically/52383) Many thanks for your help! --- By filing an issue to this repo, I promise that - [x] I have fully read the issue guide at https://yihui.org/issue/. - [x] I have provided the necessary information about my issue. - If I'm asking a question, I have already asked it on Stack Overflow or RStudio Community, waited for at least 24 hours, and included a link to my question there. - If I'm filing a bug report, I have included a minimal, self-contained, and reproducible example, and have also included `xfun::session_info('rmarkdown')`. I have upgraded all my packages to their latest versions (e.g., R, RStudio, and R packages), and also tried the development version: `remotes::install_github('rstudio/rmarkdown')`. - If I have posted the same issue elsewhere, I have also mentioned it in this issue. - [x] I have learned the Github Markdown syntax, and formatted my issue correctly. I understand that my issue may be closed if I don't fulfill my promises.

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