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Re: newbie: how to permanently change default directory

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• Subject: [mg31418] Re: newbie: how to permanently change default directory
• From: kbrunson at nd.edu (KB)
• Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2001 05:29:27 -0500 (EST)
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I received very specific instructions from support at wolfram.com that
was at the level I needed.  It might be useful to have the information
in the group archives.

Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de> wrote in message news:<9pmc19$5pn$1 at smc.vnet.net>...
> Hi,
> 
> you can't. But you can use SetDirectory[] in the init.m file.
> 
> Regards
>   Jens
> 
> KB wrote:
> > 
> > As a support person and not a Mathematica user, I'm asking this on
> > behalf of a prof.
> > 
> > Windows v4.1
> > 
> > How does he permanently change the default path for saving files?
> > I've looked through the online help, so if this is documented a
> > reference is welcome, too.

This can be accomplished by using the SetDirectory command.
Information on SetDirectory can be found at:

http://documents.wolfram.com/v4/RefGuide/SetDirectory.html

or in the Help Browser.

To make this change by default, the kernel init.m file can be edited.
Information on editing the init.m file can be
found at:

http://support.wolfram.com/mathematica/kernel/files/initmconfigure.html

This file can be editted with any text editor. Add the line:

SetDirectory["path"]

where path is the directory where you want to save the file. An
example of this would be:

SetDirectory["C:\\Program Files\\Wolfram Research\\Mathematica\\4.0"]

which would make the Mathematica 4.0 folder the default directory.
Note that double back slashes need to be used.