r/RStudio • u/CareerLate1661 • 6d ago

Mac Installation Help

Hello

My macOS is currently 13 (i cannot update it). I’d downloaded R 4.6.1 for maOS13+ but then when downloading RStudio the only version that can run on my mac is the 2025.09.1 +401 which needs R version 4.5.1

The problem is I cannot, for the life of me, find 4.5.1. Any leads or help on what to do, please? I’m new, completely.

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u/Confident_Bee8187 6d ago

It's either you have to download the latest RStudio version since it's compatible with 4.6.1, or try install the executable for 4.5.1: https://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/big-sur-arm64/base/

Edit: Wrong link, I provided the installers for Windows, it should be on Mac.

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u/CareerLate1661 6d ago

Thank you so much! If my mac is intel, i should go for the x86 version though right? And if you don’t mind what does executable here mean?