RStudio Cannot Write or Open Files

RStudio IDE
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Aloha.
Rstudio Version 2023.09.1+494 (2023.09.1+494)
R version 4.3.2

Just upgrade to each and now RStudio apparently cannot interact with the file system. It keeps re-loading an old version of a script and I cannot determine where it is getting this from.

Base R seems to work so it seems to be localized to Rstudio. Any suggestions as to how to debug?
J.

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The problem was this @##@@$$ file:

mv ~/.local/share/rstudio ~/.local/share/rstudio-backup

Why do you hide things like this? I wasted an entire day trying to find where RStudio was getting its state information when it restarted. Why, why, why?

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After a major upgrade, you very often need to reset your RStudio's state to accommodate new config settings and features and this is well-documented on the support articles.

https://support.posit.co/hc/en-us/articles/200534577-Resetting-RStudio-Desktop-s-State#:~:text=RStudio%20Desktop%20stores%20its%20internal,directory%20will%20reset%20RStudio's%20state.

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Alas, what else lies hidden but well documented? Only time will tell.

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