RAM etc. storing photos?

[qwerty1985]

If you use a MacBook (circa 2014/5) to upload photos to the Internet, are the caches of those photos stored on RAM and other parts of the computer besides the SSD?
(I'm trying to find some old photos)

 

[fatTribble]

The RAM is volatile and gets cleared when you shut down. It’s not a place you can look for photos. Do you have external backup drives or cloud storage where the photos might still exist?