Loading dataset in RStudio Cloud

[jaqo]

Hi,
I am using RMarkdown and was trying to load csv dataset from my computer but keep getting error that dataset doesn't exist. The path to the dataset is: C:\Users\myname\Downloads\dataset
Is there a way to get this right?
Thanks,

[EconProf]

Hello,

You need to upload the csv file from your computer to RStudio Cloud. The lower right pane has five tabs: Files, Plots, Packages, Help and Viewer. Click on Files and then on Upload. Click on Choose File, navigate to the csv file, click on Open and then OK.

[jaqo]

Thanks! The file turns out to be too large, about 200 MB beyond the 500 MB limit. I zipped it and it was reduced to 158 MB before I uploaded the zip file on the pane and set the zip file as working directory. However, the read_csv() returns an error that a file does exist in current working directory despite it being there.

[EconProf]

I have used zip files before when uploading multiple files, but not for a large single file. Why did you change the working directory for your project? Does the file not already appear in the Files tab?

[jaqo]

I am not sure what I did wrong. The zip file is already uploaded and appear in the tab, and I set it as working directory. Shouldn't I have set it as working directory in the first place? Is that what you mean?

[EconProf]

If it appears in the Files tab along with project.Rproj then it is already in the default directory (/cloud/project), which is where it should have uploaded your data. I have been using RStudio Cloud for a couple of years and have never changed the working directory.