Can't we access other Drives except C: by using Spyder file explorer?

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I am new to Spyder, My some data pre-processing files are in D: derive but I’m not able to access those files because there is no option instead C: which are automatically picked by spyder file explorer. What steps will reproduce the problem?

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[csabella]

I was able to select other folders on Windows 7 with Spyder 3.2.5. To do so, I had to change the Current Working Directory (the line above the File Explorer in the screen shot) by selecting the Folder icon next to the entry box. The calltip (if you hover over the Current Working Directory box) mentions that it is the working directory for the file explorer.

[CAM-Gerlach]

@kevindRuby There’s really no reason to do all that just to switch drives, since:

• You can just paste it directly into the working directory bar in the main Spyder UI
• You can also browse for the drive from there, and
• That hardcodes the working directory for whenever Spyder is launched and all projects opened, so projects do not set the working directory properly as they normally would (which is one of their main functions at the moment).

If you really want something like that, its more flexible just to use projects instead, so your directory is automatically set to your project directory upon opening, which will be wherever you set it. The usecase for that setting is really only if you only ever work in one main directory no matter what, or you want your working directory to always be the same (e.g. top level) directory while keeping different sessions associated with directories within that.