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After updating R the code is not displayed anymore

So, I updated R using the installr package in the Rgui. Now I face two problems:

  1. My previously written code is not displayed anymore - the file is not empty, I checked it by opening the file with the editor. Opening the file by regular double clicking (RStudio is default application) as well as open the file within Rstudio by using File -> Open File -> Filename did not help. It does open the file but shows it as an empty file (no code is displayed).
  2. When loading packages, I get the request for updating my RStudio. But when I use the taskbar (Help -> check for Updates) it says, that the RStudio uses the newest version.

After updating I also restarted my computer, which did no help. I also checked if the newest version is actual in use as suggested in the following post Mismatch Versions.

Any idea what I am doing wrong and how to display the code again? Thanks!

Update: The problem was solved by installing the newest RStudio version directly from their website.

Solution

  • Meanwhile, I found the solution - the true root of the problem was in fact an old version of RStudio. Besides in RStudio it was declared as the newest version, here it was mentioned that these statements are not always correct.

    Downloading the newest version directly from the RStudio website solved the problem.