Hi, I've been using R for a number of years and have always installed the newest version when released. However I've just noticed that old versions of R are taking up quite a lot of disk space. lap-alastair:/ alastair$ du -h -d 1 /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/ 266M /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.10 204M /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.11 459M /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.12 511M /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.13 478M /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.14 217M /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.15 32K /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.5 5.5M /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.6 84M /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.8 2.2G /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/ Do I need to keep any of the versions before the current (2.15). If I delete all the previous versions will that have any impact on the current installation, or is each version entirely self-contained? Thanks. -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Mac-OS-X-R-uninstallation-question-tp4635971.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Mac OS X R uninstallation question
2 messages · Alastair, Brian Ripley
Please ask Mac-specific questions on R-sig-mac. In particular, it is a little odd that these are not getting deleted when you install a new version. But *if all your packages are up to date* you do not need earlier versions of R.framework, so run update.packages(checkBuilt=TRUE) first.
On 10/07/2012 11:55, Alastair wrote:
Hi, I've been using R for a number of years and have always installed the newest version when released. However I've just noticed that old versions of R are taking up quite a lot of disk space. lap-alastair:/ alastair$ du -h -d 1 /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/ 266M /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.10 204M /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.11 459M /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.12 511M /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.13 478M /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.14 217M /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.15 32K /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.5 5.5M /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.6 84M /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.8 2.2G /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/ Do I need to keep any of the versions before the current (2.15). If I delete all the previous versions will that have any impact on the current installation, or is each version entirely self-contained? Thanks.
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