BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL
$UserBaseDirectory
$UserBaseDirectory
gives the base directory in which user-specific files to be loaded by Mathematica are conventionally placed.
- $UserBaseDirectory returns the full name of the directory as a string.
- Typical values are:
-
| C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Mathematica |
| | Windows |
| ~/Library/Mathematica | Macintosh |
| ~/.Mathematica | Unix |
- The value of $UserBaseDirectory can be specified by setting the
operating system environment variable when the Mathematica kernel is launched. It cannot be reset from inside the kernel.
- Typical subdirectories of $UserBaseDirectory are:
-
| Applications | Mathematica application packages |
| Autoload | packages to be autoloaded on startup |
| FrontEnd | front end initialization files |
| Kernel | kernel initialization files |
| Licensing | license management files |
| SystemFiles | general system files |
- These subdirectories are, if possible, created automatically the first time Mathematica is run by a given user.
- Appropriate subdirectories are automatically included on $Path.
- The subdirectories of $UserBaseDirectory are given in $Path before the corresponding subdirectories of $BaseDirectory.
The base directory in which user-specific files are placed:
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Subdirectories and files of $UserBaseDirectory:
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