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<blockquote data-quote="AMACL" data-source="post: 1854952" data-attributes="member: 298303"><p>Well, I learned something very useful today ! Thank you Jake <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> . </p><p>I had been running a trial version of PhotoShop and indeed had been trying to edit a couple of files, unsuccessfully in the end, but now I see that PS didn't "know" I had given up (even though the trial ended without me subscribing) so it kept them in memory. Creative Cloud also proved to be using a lot of memory, although I wasn't using Creative Cloud, to my knowledge. </p><p>If 8 GB is OK for the "average" user, it's enough for me. I edit videos from time to time (also fairly unsuccessfully...) but will watch out for memory pressure. </p><p>That said, I am still getting frequent beachballs and though they go away, they are annoying as everyone knows. Randy, I believe, suggested I swap out the Fusion drive for a large SSD, but I'm not sure how much that would cost including installation (not sure I'm up to doing that myself with this machine). I assumed the Fusion drive would be a help, but in the event it doesn't seem that much faster than the spinning HD I had in my previous iMac. </p><p></p><p>And about deleting cached files ? How about emptying Trash ? Would that have any impact on computer speed ?</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>Ann</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AMACL, post: 1854952, member: 298303"] Well, I learned something very useful today ! Thank you Jake :) . I had been running a trial version of PhotoShop and indeed had been trying to edit a couple of files, unsuccessfully in the end, but now I see that PS didn't "know" I had given up (even though the trial ended without me subscribing) so it kept them in memory. Creative Cloud also proved to be using a lot of memory, although I wasn't using Creative Cloud, to my knowledge. If 8 GB is OK for the "average" user, it's enough for me. I edit videos from time to time (also fairly unsuccessfully...) but will watch out for memory pressure. That said, I am still getting frequent beachballs and though they go away, they are annoying as everyone knows. Randy, I believe, suggested I swap out the Fusion drive for a large SSD, but I'm not sure how much that would cost including installation (not sure I'm up to doing that myself with this machine). I assumed the Fusion drive would be a help, but in the event it doesn't seem that much faster than the spinning HD I had in my previous iMac. And about deleting cached files ? How about emptying Trash ? Would that have any impact on computer speed ? Cheers Ann [/QUOTE]
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