$BasePacletsDirectory
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$BasePacletsDirectory
gives the base directory that the Wolfram System uses to find paclets that can be seen by all users on the system.
Details
- $BasePacletsDirectory returns the full name of the directory as a string.
- Typical values are:
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C:\ProgramData\Wolfram\Paclets Windows /Library/Wolfram macOS /usr/share/Wolfram Linux - By default, $BasePacletsDirectory is a Paclets subdirectory of $BaseDirectory.
- Typical subdirectories of $BasePacletsDirectory include:
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Repository a location where paclets can be placed to be seen by all users - There is currently no way to force PacletInstall or PacletInstallSubmit to install paclets into $BasePacletsDirectory, but paclets can be placed there by hand to become visible to all users on the system.
Examples
Basic Examples (2)Summary of the most common use cases
The directory in which shared paclets can be placed:
https://wolfram.com/xid/0coo5o9w3uh1j6paz8ly-fmma8b
Find all paclets that are installed in $BasePacletsDirectory on your system:
https://wolfram.com/xid/0coo5o9w3uh1j6paz8ly-dwtn4d
Wolfram Research (2020), $BasePacletsDirectory, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BasePacletsDirectory.html (updated 2024).Text
Wolfram Research (2020), $BasePacletsDirectory, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BasePacletsDirectory.html (updated 2024).
Wolfram Research (2020), $BasePacletsDirectory, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BasePacletsDirectory.html (updated 2024).CMS
Wolfram Language. 2020. "$BasePacletsDirectory." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2024. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BasePacletsDirectory.html.
Wolfram Language. 2020. "$BasePacletsDirectory." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2024. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BasePacletsDirectory.html.APA
Wolfram Language. (2020). $BasePacletsDirectory. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BasePacletsDirectory.html
Wolfram Language. (2020). $BasePacletsDirectory. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BasePacletsDirectory.htmlBibTeX
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]}BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$basepacletsdirectory, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$BasePacletsDirectory}, year={2024}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BasePacletsDirectory.html}, note=[Accessed: 22-June-2025
]}