title: Clone base environment in anaconda
body: <p>My conda version is 4.7.11. I am trying to clone the base env to a new one so I can install some specific packages and will not mess up the base environment. 
  I tried as some other answers suggested:</p>
  
  <pre><code>conda create --name &lt;myenv&gt; --clone base
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and</p>
  
  <pre><code>conda create --name &lt;myenv&gt; --clone root
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But none of them works. The message from terminal is "The system cannot find the file specified". </p>
  
  <p>Below is my cuurent env list:</p>
  
  <pre><code>base                  *  D:\LabTest\Dave\Anaconda
  dlc-windowsCPU           D:\LabTest\Dave\Anaconda\envs\dlc-windowsCPU
  dlc-windowsGPU           D:\LabTest\Dave\Anaconda\envs\dlc-windowsGPU
  dlc-windowsGPU-dave      D:\LabTest\Dave\Anaconda\envs\dlc-windowsGPU-dave
  dlc-windowsGPU-yc        D:\LabTest\Dave\Anaconda\envs\dlc-windowsGPU-yc
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I also cannot clone from my anaconda navigator. </p>
  
  <p>Don't know what to do. </p>