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This section dives deeper into {renv} internals and advanced workflows. It’s intended for users with more sophisticated use cases or troubleshooting needs.

• Caching — How {renv} caches packages to save disk space and speed up installations, and where those caches live on your system.
• embed() and use() — Two lesser-known functions for embedding dependency information directly in scripts and temporarily using packages without installing them.
• Troubleshooting {renv} — What to do when a project won’t open or restore: diagnosing version mismatches, switching R versions, and fully resetting a broken {renv} project as a last resort.
• Managing R Versions with rig — Install and switch between multiple versions of R with rig, and run {renv} projects with the R version they expect.
• Advanced Topics — Customizing {renv} settings, handling system dependencies, and other advanced configuration options.