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Reset RStudio settings

Source: R/settings--preferences.R
RStudio-settings.Rd

Reset RStudio to use predefined set of settings/preferences. Correctly works only with RStudio 1.3 or newer. Recommended to use with RStudio 2022.07.1 or newer.

Usage

rstudio_reset_user_settings(to, backup = TRUE, ask = TRUE)

Arguments

to

The name of pre-defined set of RStudio settings/preferences. Options: "rstudio-default", "bio-default", "bio-dark-blue", "bio-black".

backup

(logical) If TRUE, a backup copy of files with settings is created.

ask

(logical) If TRUE, additional confirmation to reset settings is required.

Details

Posit's Custom Settings guide documents the point-and-click interface for user preferences, preference files, and configuration directories.

See also

get_path_rstudio_config_file()

Session User Settings lists settings accepted by rstudioapi::writeRStudioPreference().

On RStudio setting locations.

On Resetting RStudio Desktop's State.

For a broader interface to preference files and addin shortcuts, see the rstudio.prefs package by S.A. van der Wulp and Daniel D. Sjoberg.

Examples

if (interactive()) {

  rstudio_reset_user_settings(to = "rstudio-default")
  rstudio_reset_user_settings(to = "bio-default")
  rstudio_reset_user_settings(to = "bio-dark-blue")
  rstudio_reset_user_settings(to = "bio-black")

}