Home  /  Resources & support  /  FAQs  /  Stata for Mac

Stata for Mac

FAQ:   Stata for Mac
Search the FAQs: spacer.gif spacer.gif

Questions are listed below in the following categories:

  1. Advanced topics
  2. Miscellaneous
  3. FAQs concerning releases before Stata 18

1. Advanced topics

Advanced starting of Stata.

Executing Stata in background (batch) mode.

When I try to update Stata, why do I get cannot write in directory /Applications/Stata /.tmp with error code r(603);?

Why are we unable to launch dialog boxes for power commands from the power and sample-size (PSS) Control Panel on macOS?

2. Miscellaneous

How do I find a crash log on a Mac?

How do I install Stata?

How do I install Stata from a terminal?

Does Stata support Macs with a Retina display?

Multiple installations of Stata.

How does a Stata network license work?

What kind of machine should I purchase to make Stata run most effectively?

What are the hardware requirements to run Stata?

What is the minimum operating system requirement for Stata 18?

How do I access Stata’s personal ado directory in Stata 18?

What is the minimum operating system requirement for Stata 18?

Will Stata run on Macs with Apple Silicon?

4. FAQs concerning releases before Stata 18

Will Stata 16 or earlier run on Macs with Apple Silicon?

How can I determine if my computer/operating system is 64-bit?

How do I install Stata from a terminal?

How do I access Stata's application support directory in OS X 10.7 and newer?

What is the minimum macOS requirement for Stata 15?

Is Stata 14 compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), and Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)?

Is Stata 13 or earlier compatible with macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or newer?

How do I increase the memory allocated for Stata 11?

Why am I unable to copy graphs and tables from Stata 10 into other applications?

I just installed Stata 10 for Mac and my personal ado-files can't be found by Stata, what should I do?

Why does Stata crash when I open the Data Editor in Stata for Mac?

Why does clicking on a variable in the Variables window or command in the Review window sometimes bring the window to the front?

Why does pressing Return after clicking on a variable in the Variables window sometimes output the variable twice?

Why does right-clicking in the Variables or Review window sometimes clear multiple selections?

Will Stata 9 for Mac run on Intel Macs?

How do I increase the memory allocated to Stata in version 8?

Will Stata 8 for Mac run natively in OS X?

Stata is displaying graphs using the old scheme even though the setting is for the new scheme.

Some of Stata's commands do not work.

Should I create an alias of the Stata application?

Can I make an alias of Stata's ADO folder?

Some of Stata 7’s commands do not work.

Should I create an alias of the Stata 7 application?

Can I make an alias of Stata 7’s ADO folder?

I have my memory doubled/tripled by Ram Doubler, but Stata is not recognizing all of it!

How do I increase memory allocated to Stata?

I'm getting a "Type 1" or "Type 11" error!

My computer crashes during the installation.

Will Stata 7 for Mac run natively in OS X?

How do I create a Postscript file of my graphs?

I can't save/open files!

Stata reports "Stata 6.0 requires the Appearance Manager 1.02 extension or newer."

Why won’t my .dta file show up in the Open dialog?

Can you suggest a text editor?

Why does Preview.app lock up when I open Stata’s PDF documentation from the Finder?

Why am I unable to copy graphs and tables from Stata into other applications?