I am brand new to Stata, though I regularly use R. I am on a Mac.

I am trying to set my working directory to a folder on my desktop using cmd+shift+j. The console will repeat "/Users/brandonmorris/Desktop/WD".

However, when I try to execute a .do file from that working directory, I get the error r(601).

Double checking the working directory using the command "cd" results in the console telling me that the directory is "/Users/brandonmorris".

Why does my working directory keep reverting back to "/Users/brandonmorris"? Is there a step here I'm missing? I've tried everything I can find on this forum. Thank you in advance for the help.

-Brandon