[R] Problem with updating packages

[Jeff Newmiller]

You say:

> . I then copied my packages from my previous version (4.5) to the library of 4.6. 

This is extremely risky, especially when upgrading minor versions instead of patch versions of R.

Delete the contents of your 4.6 library and install the desired packages using install.packages().

On May 27, 2026 9:01:09 AM PDT, Karl Schilling <karl.schilling using uni-bonn.de> wrote:
>I am running R under Windows 11. recently updated R to the 4.6patchhed version. I then copied my packages from my previous version (4.5) to the library of 4.6. Then I updated all packages.
>
>Since then, I see the following behavior:
>
>Each time I run "update.packages(ask='graphics',checkBuilt=TRUE)" I am asked TWICE
>
>"--- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---".
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>And, more embarrassingly, all my Cran and Bioconductor are said to require an update. That also happens when I run "update.packages", say, one hour after my last update.
>
>And when I run "old.packages()", it seems that all my packages are identified as being old.
>
>Any suggestions what might be going on?
>
>Thank you so much in advance,
>
>Karl Schilling
>
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