Need more space... RAM or hard drive??

[ozzlil]

Silly I know....but if I am running out of space on my iMac that has 2 free memory slots...can I just add additional RAM to be able to store more photos or would I need a bigger hard drive??

 

[S.B.G]

You will need a larger or additional hard drive or solid state drive. RAM will not increase storage capacity.

 

[GGJstudios]

Silly I know....but if I am running out of space on my iMac that has 2 free memory slots...can I just add additional RAM to be able to store more photos or would I need a bigger hard drive??

RAM is memory. Hard drives and SSDs are storage. You can't store your photos or anything else in RAM. You need a bigger hard drive, or an external drive to store some of your data.

Understanding RAM versus hard-drive space via an analogy

 

[ozzlil]

So glad I asked, thanks for the help. I will buy an external hard drive and move pictures onto that.