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Damon Cole posted 08/08/26 12:50 PM

Hello:  

My 14-day trial start is not going very well.  the SPSS app freezes when trying to analyze data.  Attached is a screen shot of the failure and I've attached the output of the Activity Monitor that shows where the failure occurs.  Is there anything that can be done?

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IBM_SPSS_Statistics_32_macOS_Freeze_Problem...docx 1.61 MB
IBM_SPSS_Statistics_32_macOS_Freeze_Problem...docx 1.57 MB
SPSS_Freeze_Sample_2_2026-08-08_1030.txt 656 KB
SPSS_Freeze_Sample_1_2026-08-08_1003.txt 836 KB
README_IBM_SPSS_Freeze_Report.txt 5 KB
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David Dwyer posted 08/18/26 12:34 PM

Hi @Damon Cole,

Thank you for such a detailed problem description. 

As to your questions:

  1. IBM SPSS Statistics 32.0.0.0 (139) is indeed supported on macOS 26.0 (Tahoe).  See the IBM Software Product Compatibility Reports
  2. IBM SPSS Statistics 32.0.0.0 (139) is still an x86_64/intel codebase and requires Rosetta to run on macOS with Apple Silicon processors. Plans are in place to add native Apple Silicon support to the product in a future release.  See Known Issue DT495860
  3. No, there have been no specific performance issues reported with IBM SPSS Statistics 32.0.0.0 (139) on macOS Tahoe. 
  4. Your replication example shows you running the FREQUENCIES command against all known variables in your dataset.  The FREQUENCIES command is best suited to categorical variables (nominal and ordinal measurement levels) with a finite set of discrete, unique values.  Is it possible you have some scale variables (interval or ratio measurement level) with myriad unique values.  Such a variable would produce a row in the resulting  pivot table output, ultimately producing an enormous pivot table.  The attempt to render such a table in the Output Viewer (specifically when done so repeatedly in the same session) will tend to inflate the "IBM SPSS Statistics" process to the point of exhausting available RAM.  Is that happening for you?

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