Linking RStudio portable with R Portable

[Otto Hänninen]

Hi! I just downloaded, installed and tested both portable packages (R, R Studio). In my old computer, where stand-alone installation of R exists, the studio portable runs (with the standalone R 3.3); here in my new computer I get a dialog asking me to identify which version of R to use - and the folder where R portable is installed, is not accepted! How shold I link R Studio portable with R portable? Thanks in advance, Otto, Finland

[Martin]

I have the same issue, R-Studio portable (RStudioPortable_1.1.447.paf.exe) is not accepting R portable (R-Portable_3.5.0.paf.exe) installed on a USB drive (both are installed in the same drive). And I'd like to have a fully portable R, as I use computers where I can't install or maintain any app.
Any help will be appreciated.
Many thanks,
Martin, Brazil

[Martin]

Hey Otto, I finally ran portable R-studio form a USB today!
I faced the same issue you described when portable R studio asked where R is. You'll have to select a subfolder, not the main folder that houses the whole portable R installation in the USB drive. Unfortunately I don't remember which sub-folder. Portable R-studio saves this info and I was not asked again to select it. But trust in me, be patient and try, you’ll find the correct one.
Also, depending on the computer you’ll try to run portable R-studio together with portable R, the available Java version might support them. It happened to me today and, (yes!) there is a portable Java that can be installed in a USB drive.
Should you further issues, please let me know.
Kind regards, Martin.

[redmotherfive]

If anyone else is having this problem, the correct folder is (assuming you change your drive letter and installed r-portable at the root): D:\R-Portable\App\R-Portable