IPython Notebook save location

1. Based on my experience, if you use “ipython.exe” in python-2.7.5/Scripts from other directory, as typing at the comamnd prompt as ipython notebook, *.ipynb files will be loaded and saved in the current directory. (“notebook” is just a comamnd line parameter) I think the “ipython notebook.exe” in Winpython top directory is not relevant for your request. As for me, I added the ipython.exe directory to the Path only.
2. If you want to make your profile in user directory, see below:
   https://code.google.com/p/winpython/wiki/Installation#Settings

To run in Windows, copy this *.bat file to each directory you wish to use and run the ipython notebook by executing the batch file. This assumes you have ipython installed in windows.

set "var=%cd%"
cd var
ipython notebook

To add to Victor’s answer, I was able to change the save directory on Windows using…

c.NotebookApp.notebook_dir = 'C:\Users\User\Folder'

If you’re using IPython 4.x/Jupyter, run

$ jupyter notebook --generate-config

This will create a file jupyter_notebook_config.py in ~/.jupyter. This file already has a line starting with # c.NotebookApp.notebook_dir=u''.

All you need to do is to uncomment this line and change the value to your desired location, e.g., c.NotebookApp.notebook_dir=u'/home/alice/my_ipython_notebooks'

Just cd to your working folder and then start the IPython notebook server. This way you can be mobile.

Jupyter under the WinPython environment has a batch file in the scripts folder called:

make_working_directory_be_not_winpython.bat

You need to edit the following line in it:

echo WINPYWORKDIR = %%HOMEDRIVE%%%%HOMEPATH%%DocumentsWinPython%%WINPYVER%%Notebooks>>"%winpython_ini%"

replacing the DocumentsWinPython%%WINPYVER%%Notebooks part with your folder address.

Notice that the %%HOMEDRIVE%%%%HOMEPATH%% part will identify the root and user folders (i.e. C:Usersyour_name) which will allow you to point different WinPython installations on separate computers to the same cloud storage folder (e.g. OneDrive) where you could store, access, and work with the same files from different machines. I find that very useful.

I tried the other solutions, but I didn’t find that c.NotebookApp.notebook_dir setting in the config…

#jupyter_notebook_config.json

{
  "NotebookApp": {
    "nbserver_extensions": {
      "jupyter_nbextensions_configurator": true
    }
  }
}

So, what I do is:

• cd into the directory where I want the notebooks and checkpoints
  saved
• start the notebook server jupyter-lab
• then, in an active notebook cell, I change my working directory so that the code in my python cells can access my other modules =)

# ipython cell
import os

# change where notebooks are stored
os.chdir('/Users/me/Project')
os.getcwd()

When you are done with writing a set of codes on a jupiter notebook file and wish to upload your file to your github account, use this format to download the file directly to the computer local disk first

%notebook "directory/to/file/filename.ipynb"

Example:

%notebook "C:UsersjohnDocumentsPython Projects/filename.ipynb"

The files are saved automatically to your folder, then you can upload them to the git account.