Description of issue -
I have been using RStudio on Windows 10 without problems for a couple of years now. However, the other day I decided (finally!) to enable version control using Git. Following the instructions in https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/200532077-Version-Control-with-Git-and-SVN, I enabled it OK in Tools -> Global Options, then went to Tools -> Project Options. And that's about when my problems started... RStudio hung.
Attempted steps taken to fix -
I shut down RStudio, and re-started it. No change. The main window appears, with the main menu displayed (see attached graphic). I can select a main menu item, but none of the drop-down, second-level menus appear. All I can do is shut down.
I uninstalled RStudio and re-installed it from a newly-downloaded copy - RStudio 1.1.463. No change.
I repeated the steps above with re-boots in between. No change.
I ran the diagnostics executable and captured the output
From RStudio Desktop Will Not Start on support.rstudio.com
The first thing to try is to re-install RStudio to the latest version, test it without github, and then re-add. Current is Version 1.2.1153
The likely best guide to configuring for git is http://happygitwithr.com by @jennybryan
Thank you for both pieces of information.
But, can you tell me where I can get hold of RStudio 1.2.1153? I have been downloading RStudio from https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/#download, which I rather assumed was the latest version...
It's in beta, and I see that I, myself, am a few increments behind. I've had absolutely no problems on Mojave, Ubuntu 10.18 or Windows 10, although most of my work is on Mojave. You can always go back.
https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/preview/
Hmmm, I had high hopes, but I'm afraid they've been disappointed! After uninstalling 1.1.463, I downloaded and installed RStudio-1.2.1194.exe. Unfortunately, the result was exactly the same - nothing displayed but the main menu bar.
I feel sure the problem was caused by enabling the Git integration. If anybody could tell me where the configuration file is that holds the flag enabling it, I could edit it (by hand) to unset it. Any ideas?
I've asked some one who may be able to give you help to take a look.
You might also try resetting RStudio's state: https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/200534577-Resetting-RStudio-Desktop-s-State
Excellent - that's sorted it! Whew, for a couple of days, I was trying to get to grips with the horrific idea I would have to go back to using plain R and a text editor - a fate worse than death!
Thanks for all your help.
Simon
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