out of memory and unable to save pathdef.m

Hi all,

I've reinstalled Matlab2017b and now I'm running into problems that I never had before.

1. when I try to save pathdef.m using the GUI I always get a messsage saying I don't have write access to save in the selected folder (screenshot attached). The problem is that this happens in any folder I try (even in an external disk). When I try to save via command line this gets me to the other problem that I'm getting:
2. When trying to open/run scripts I get this error:

Out of memory. The likely cause is an infinite recursion within the program.

Error in fileparts (line 37)

elseif ~isrow(file)

This happens even if I try to load a script from my current folder by double clicking.

I've never had these issues before.

Any feedback would be very much appreciated!

Andreia

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

It sounds as if you accidentally introduced a third party isrow.m

Give the commands

restoredefaultpath
rehash toolboxcache
savepath

Answer 2

[Andreia Pereira]

Hi Walter,

Thank you so much for you reply. It worked!

Best wishes,

Andreia