Special Character in File name - Windows - "The system cannot find the path specified"

[Andre_Davis]

Yes, I have a special character in my name path and as soon as RStudio opens it whines about it.

André is how it is on my Windows 11 User Profile Path.

Warning message:
In normalizePath(path.expand(path), winslash, mustWork) : path[1]="C:/Users/Andr� Davis/Documents": The system cannot find the path specified

Warning message:
In normalizePath(path.expand(path), winslash, mustWork) : path[1]="C:/Users/Andr� Davis/Documents": The system cannot find the path specified

What is the fix for this?

[kai_wu]

my solution is to modify windows environment variables
control panel/system/advanced system settings

1. add an environment variable for R_USER
   1.1 variable name: R_USER
   1.2 click "Browse Directory" and select the path where the application is installed, then click "OK".
   for example: C:\Program Files\R\R-4.2.1

2. modify the Path
   click "Browse Directory" and select the path where the application is installed, then click "OK".
   for example: C:\Program Files\R\R-4.2.1

[fcas80]

How about a low tech solution? In Windows File Explorer, right click the folder name, and rename it without the special character.