ERROR: unable to collate and parse R files for package 'xxxxx' * removing 'C:/Users/xx/Dropbox/PC/Documents/

Package development
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Hi. I am trying to build a package (specifically a learnr tutorial). About 4 weeks ago I installed dropbox on my computer (Windows 10). It seemed to move around my files but I don't understand what it did. I uninstalled it. When I go to build the package I get an error with dropbox in the path like this:

Error in parse(outFile) : attempt to use zero-length variable name

ERROR: unable to collate and parse R files for package 'tutorialR4DS'

  • removing 'C:/Users/xxxx/Dropbox/PC/Documents/R/win-library/4.1/tutorialR4DS'

Can anyone guess what is going on? Thank you

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Problems with cloud synced folders in R are very common, have you tried pausing synchronization before building the package?

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Thanks. Actually I uninstalled Dropbox but still have the problem.

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