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First you will need to uninstall your current copy of Stata.
To do this,
click on Finder in the Dock.
Click on Applications in the left-hand pane.
This will list everything in your Applications
directory in the right-hand pane
in alphabetical order.
Right-click on the Stata folder,
and choose Move to Trash
from the pop-up menu.
On the Dock, right-click on the Trash icon,
and select Empty Trash.
Now you are ready to install your new flavor of Stata.
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Click on Finder in the Dock.
In the search field, enter
Stata15.dmg.
If you cannot find the Stata15.dmg file,
you will need to reinstall from your DVD or visit
download.stata.com
to download a new copy.
(If the credentials you were supplied when you originally downloaded Stata are no
longer valid, contact StataCorp for
availability.)
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Start the installer by
double-clicking on Stata15.dmg.
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Check the flavor of Stata you are upgrading to.
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Confirm the flavor you check matches the flavor on your
License and Activation Key.
Click on Continue.
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During installation of the new flavor, Stata's license file,
stata.lic, will be automatically renamed stata.lic.old.
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Next, launch the new flavor of Stata. To do this,
click on Finder in the Dock.
Click on Applications in the left-hand pane.
This will list everything in your Applications directory in the
right-hand pane in alphabetical order. Double-click on the
Stata folder, and
then double-click on the Stata application.
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Stata will launch a dialog box prompting you for your new License
and Activation Key.
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You must enter something for all fields in the
dialog before you can continue.
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You must enter
five or more
characters in each of the Name and Organization fields.
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After the license has been initialized, launch Stata and type
update query
to make sure you have the latest updates installed. Follow any
instructions presented on the screen.
