# Conda Environment Custom Directory and Name

**URL:** <https://forum.anaconda.com/t/conda-environment-custom-directory-and-name/78927>\
**Category:** Packages & Environments\
**Created:** [July 29, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/conda-environment-custom-directory-and-name/78927 "2024-07-29T15:45:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![sammtan.rt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/00a5b5/32.png) [@sammtan.rt](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/sammtan.rt)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/conda-environment-custom-directory-and-name/78927/1 "2024-07-29T15:45:23Z")

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Is there any workaround to create an env with custom directory `--prefix` and custom name `--name`? When I try to create one, it always tells me that such prefix and name are not allowed to be used together.