title: conda activate env not changing file directory
body: <p>I can't write (and therefore install packages) to the <code>C:\Anaconda\envs\</code> folder, but even after changing the envs directories variable to point to a new path the <code>activate</code> command does not work.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ojF2K.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>Any suggestions? I looked at the activate.py script, but don't see an error message that matches mine or where to change the file path</p>
  
  <p>Working in Windows-64. Not in powershell. Not sure how to manually edit my PATH. Already looked at <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29863720/conda-virtual-envinment-not-changing-under-windows">Conda virtual envinment not changing under Windows</a> - similar issue</p>
  
  <p>I also didn't have success with this similar post: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20081338/how-to-activate-an-anaconda-environment">How to activate an Anaconda environment</a></p>
  
  <p>The activate.bat file is what is generating the error at line 24, but I'm not sure how to fix it. Seems like the ANACONDA_ENVS is set in line 4, but I have no idea what ANACONDA_ENVS=%%~fi means</p>