[FIXED] How to change the root directory for the Jupyter notebook in Windows?

Issue

I can't «persuade» Jupyter to use another directory then the default one for storing its projects.

I edited the following parameter of the jupyter_notebook_config.py file (I tried all three variants one-by-one, none worked):

c.NotebookApp.notebook_dir = 'D:\\_Travail\\Python\\Jupyter_projects'
c.NotebookApp.notebook_dir = r'D:\_Travail\Python\Jupyter_projects'
c.NotebookApp.notebook_dir = 'D:/_Travail/Python/Jupyter_projects'

Besides, I tried to rename the config-file (and names of parameters therein) exactly as described in the only answer in this thread (I also have this message 'notebook_dir' has moved from NotebookApp to ServerApp. This config will be passed to ServerApp. Be sure to update your config before our next release. in console).

I wonder if it is important but the disk D: where I want files stored is a network drive connected to another machine on LAN.

Solution

You can launch the Jupyter in the directory you want. Open Anaconda Prompt and enter the following statement:

jupyter notebook --notebook-dir "your-directory"

Answered By - Reza