"RStudio Requires an Existing Installation of R" Error

RStudio IDE
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I tried installing RStudio on an external drive which didn't work. Now I just want to reinstall it on my primary SSD where I had it working in the past and I am getting the same error. I have uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times in different locations including the default Program Files. Have gotten same error dialog box every time.

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Can you provide more information? What error exactly are you seeing (a screenshot of the dialog may be useful)? What operating system are you running on?

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Thanks Kevin. I am on Windows 10 and the error says it is not installed by I definitely have it installed (image 1). When I use the browse feature for my R directory what should I be looking for in the R folder (image 2? See below:

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Have you already installed R? The dialog suggests that R is not installed, or cannot be found for some reason.

You can try reinstalling the latest version of R for Windows here:

https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/

After installing R, RStudio should be able to detect and discover its location.

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Hi Kevin - I have uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times with restarts in between. Same error every time. I have tried different directories to install as well. Suggestions?

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You are showing that you have installed Rstudio not R they are two different pieces of software.