Hey there!
I recently updated to Mac OS Sonoma and can't open SPSS statistics any more after that. I tried reinstall SPSS and still can't launch the app, with the same error msg "server login local computer". Does anyone have the same issue? Or solutions to fix this problem?
Many thanks!
J
iMac 24″, macOS 14.0
i've checked many pages to find the solution. This link will lead anyone with the same problem to solve the issue. Just follow the link and do 5 mentioned simple steps.
https://servicedesk.msstate.edu/TDClient/45/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=2016
1. Download the libplatdeb.dylib file linked on this page.
2. Close all instances of SPSS.
3. Navigate to "/Applications/IBM SPSS Statistics/SPSS Statistics.app/Contents/lib/". You can do this by opening your Applications folder, opening the IBM SPSS Statistics folder, right-clicking on SPSS Statistics, clicking "Show Package Contents", opening the Contents folder, then opening the lib folder.
4. Copy the libplatdeb.dylib file you downloaded in step 1 to this folder, replacing the existing file, when prompted.
5. Run SPSS 29 again, and it should launch successfully.
I'm sorry I'm not familiar with the steps to fix SPSS v27.
But I suggest you to to go IBM website, using the same link I posted earlier, to see if there is a fix file for v27. Then open read me file, follow the steps outlined there. If you can't find the specific SPSS folder mentioned in the Read me file, please review the step by step instruction I posted on 8Nov. Hopefully that helps.
I don't get this. I've read everything. I also am stumped after step 2 because there are no "content" folders.
/Applications/IBM SPSS Statistics/SPSS Statistics.app/Contents/lib/")
I can't find such a folder. I can find a "resources" and "activation" folder, but not contents. Tried unhidding files, but that didn't show anything different.
So typical IBM to f this up.
Someone have any quick guidance on this?
Thank you! The video helped because it showed how to unpack the contents. The IBM instructions did not; they assumed they would "be there." This is what happens when Windows coders create Mac products.
Figured this out by understanding how to unpack the contents of the SPSS Statistics.app file (right click, Show Package Contents). Then it was easy.
IBM, put this in your Read Me file. Second, don't let this crap happen again. Be like other software companies and have automatic download fixes instead of making us do the dirty work where it is so easy to mess it up and cause other problems.
I actually went and created an account so that I could say THANK YOU. I am not a technically-literate person and had spent over two hours on my own trying to get it to work. This took two minutes.
Thank you SO much!
Thank you so much you saved my life and my thesis with this! I was struggling for 3 weeks now and this was the solution! TIP: If you do the last step it might ask you if you wanna duplicate that already existing lib file or change it, i said change and that is what made it work so thanks a lot, guys
This post was successful for me. Strangly the downloaded file worked, while I was sure it missing in the named folder.... it still asked me to "keep" or "replace" so I replaced the one in the directory and SPSS statistics v29 worked!
Thank you for the post!
I have the exact same issue!! MacBook Air m2
has anyone figured out how to fix this issue?
The patch posted from IBM (on the link on this thread) worked! I was getting concerned because I needed SPSS to complete my dissertation. Whew! Crisis averted! :)
Hi, I just downloaded the fix pack of the 27 version. What do I need to do next?
open that fold you find, you should see many individuals files, and one of them has the name "libplatdep.dylib".
I seriously looked everywhere in that folder but I did not find anything...
Yes sure! So I went to the folder SPSS statistics. Then I searched for the file and did not find anything.
Thank you so so much I finally understood where to find it!
You really saved me!!
All the best!
server login local computer error msg for SPSS statistics v 29
