New to R and cant download 32 bit of of R to a macOS 10.13.6

Hi I am new to R, trying to download a working version of R and R Studio.

Currently have 4.2.3 64 bit Version of R, however getting error messages for R graphics since the only compatible version with my laptop is RStudio 1.1.463 . Assuming RStudio 1.1.463 may work with 32 bit of R?? Just an unknowing assumption ??
In a nutshell how do I get R and Rstudio working on macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 without getting an error message "Warning message:
R graphics engine version 15 is not supported by this version of RStudio.
The Plots tab will be disabled until a newer version of RStudio is installed. "
Appreciate any suggestions, thanks
Currently I have
R version 4.2.3 (2023-03-15)
Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin17.0 (64-bit)
Running under: macOS High Sierra Version 10.13.6
Processor 2.9 GHz Intelcore i7
RStudio 1.1.463

Hi @Filiz, welcome to the community!

If I were to guess, it's not 32-bit R that is the problem, but possibly the version of R. Back then would've been version 2 or 3 of R; since then, I would guess that something changed about the graphics display properties.

One workaround for this could be installing VirtualBox and a Linux distribution (I like Ubuntu, but people have varying preferences). Within that environment, you'll be able to use all of the current functionalities of R and RStudio while still working on your hardware.

Best,
Randy

Actually, R 4.2.3 should work just fine on High Sierra, as https://mac.r-project.org/ explicitly claims:

last release for macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) was R 4.2.3 .

The problem is indeed the RStudio version, and I suspect that you'd need a newer version of RStudio. If you cannot install a newer version of RStudio, then unfortunately you won't be able to use RStudio with R 4.2.3 on this machine.

In this case, try installing a slightly older version of R, e.g I would try R 4.1.3, and then 4.0.5 next.

You might find rig (GitHub - r-lib/rig: The R Installation Manager) useful to install multiple versions of R quickly, even at the same time if you like.

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Hi @randyzwitch thank you for your time, will try to work around if I can figure out how to do it.
Best,
Filiz

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Hi @Gabor
I tried even R 3.5.1 with Studio 1.3.1093 and 1.1.463, none of it works, thanks for your time anyway,
Filiz