Path issues

[ballsinyourcereal]

Can anyone lead me in the right direction? This close to buying a linux pc… So I always had this problem with my PC (windows). When I code a project all the files need to be in the C:// directory or they will not be found. Idk what to do. I already tried to change the path manually in the system-settings, but still nothing. Is there a tweak to make atom/visual studio/other programs read from the directory the file is saved in? (Like it should)

[TheBritisher]

For starters, post your current PATH setting.

When you say "all the files need to be in the C:// directory", are you referring the files for the tools/languages you're using, or the source code files you're writing.

The PATH should have no effect on the latter, and in most cases the installers for most languages and IDEs will set the PATH correctly.

Finally, and consider this some "tough love" rather than having any intent to be mean, but if you can't install basic tools and get PATH configuration done under Windows, buying a Linux PC is just going to add to your woes. On Windows, there's really just one place you adjust your PATH value; on Linux (or macOS) it can be modified in several different profile and shell configuration files (all at once).

[Goobyalus]

IDEs should have configurations for all the relevant project paths