Determine whether the local RStudio Desktop install is system-wide or per-user

RStudio Desktop's Windows installer supports an "all users" (system-wide, admin rights required) and a "just me" (per-user) install mode; macOS installs are similarly either shared (/Applications) or per-user (~/Applications). This distinction affects only where the RStudio application files live (used e.g. to find the bundled user-prefs-schema.json) — it does not affect where RStudio stores preferences, keybindings, or other per-user state, which always lives under the current OS user's profile regardless of install scope (see get_path_rstudio_config_dir()).

Usage

get_rstudio_install_scope(install_dir = find_rstudio_install_dir())

Arguments

install_dir

Character scalar, the resolved RStudio install directory. Defaults to find_rstudio_install_dir().

Value

"system", "user", or NA_character_ if the install location is unknown (e.g. RStudio isn't installed).

Examples

if (interactive()) {
  get_rstudio_install_scope()
}