is the cloud object corresponding to the root directory for the file structure in which the current user's cloud objects are stored.


$CloudRootDirectory
is the cloud object corresponding to the root directory for the file structure in which the current user's cloud objects are stored.
Details

- $CloudRootDirectory is the directory in which CloudObject files are created by default. It is the cloud equivalent to $RootDirectory.
- The default of $CloudRootDirectory corresponds to a CloudObject with the default $CloudObjectURLType and the active $CloudUserID.
- When disconnected from the cloud, $CloudRootDirectory is None.
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2014), $CloudRootDirectory, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CloudRootDirectory.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2014. "$CloudRootDirectory." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CloudRootDirectory.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2014). $CloudRootDirectory. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CloudRootDirectory.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$cloudrootdirectory, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$CloudRootDirectory}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CloudRootDirectory.html}", note=[Accessed: 10-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$cloudrootdirectory, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$CloudRootDirectory}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CloudRootDirectory.html}, note=[Accessed: 10-August-2025]}