File Extension Library


.RPROJ File Extension

  • Developer by: The R Project for Statistical Computing
  • Category: Settings Files

What are .RPROJ files and how to open them?

Can't open .RPROJ file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .RPROJ file.

What is a .RPROJ file extension?

.RPROJ file extension is created by The R Project for Statistical Computing. .RPROJ has been classified as Settings Files.

.RPROJ is R Project

Project created and used by RStudio, an open source IDE for the R programming language; contains project information used to customize the behavior of RStudio, such as loading RStudio settings and restoring previously edited source documents into editor tabs; also used to indicate whether to load the .RHISTORY file for use in the RStudio History pane and the .RDATA file in the project's main directory.

RStudio introduced projects in version 0.95 in order to make managing multiple directories more straightforward. You can create an RPROJ file in a new directory or an existing directory that already has R code and data. You can also create the project file by cloning a version control repository, such as Git or Subversion.

NOTE: The file extension used by an RStudio project appears as ".Rproj". You can double-click the RPROJ file to directly open the project.

List of all softwares that can open the R Project
Windows
RStudio
Mac
RStudio
Linux
RStudio

How to fix problems with .RPROJ files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .RPROJ files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .RPROJ file format
  2. You need to check the .RPROJ file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)