problems running R in a Mac (Leopard 10.5.8)

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Can you try (from the Terminal) loading R like follows?

R --vanilla

Assuming that that works, it appears that you have a (big) .RData file
that is loaded during startup.

You may want to check its size by running (also from the Terminal)

du -h ~/.RData

To give you a chance of inspecting its contents before removal, you
can rename it (from the Terminal):

mv ~/.RData ~/PreviousResultsFromR.RData

After renaming it, you should be able to load R without problems.

b

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9:04 AM, carolina plescia
Dear all,

R is not running on my Mac (Leopard 10.5.8) any more.

I have used R since last year and it had worked always perfectly. Since
about two weeks it is not working any more.

Specifically, R is working if you try to run it from terminal (or
command-line) but with a different interface. Instead when you try to run
the programme simply clicking to the icon in the dock, the computer loads it
but the programme does not start. The computer continues to load it
continuously and also the system slows down. To be sure, all the other
applications work fine, including other statistical packages such as SPSS.

I tried to de-install and re-install the programme several times but it did
not work. Also I tried to install an older version of R and also a newer
version of R. This is not working either. Moreover I went to an apple store
seeking for assistance and they found out that is not a problem with the
computer but may be a problem with R itself.

What can I do?

--
Carolina Plescia

PhD Candidate
Department of Political Science
Institute for International Integration Studies
Trinity College Dublin

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