MATLAB: MATLAB Frozen on Mac OS 10.6.8

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I'm running MATLAB R2012b on Mac OS 10.6.8. I hadn't run MATLAB in a couple months, and the OS just updated with a large security update. After the update, I tried to run MATLAB, and it's frozen. I don't see a cursor in the command window, and I can't navigate to another folder/path in MATLAB or highlight any files in the Current-Folder pane. I re-installed MATLAB R2012b, and it still behaves the same way.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

Best Answer

The issue you are seeing is related Mac Java update bug. Please see here for the resolution: