Q: Will RAM improve start time of Adobe Creative Cloud Apps?
Hi there,
The title is pretty self explanatory. Just wondering if more RAM will help. I have 4 Gigs of ram currently installed in my iMac, and I'm wondering if upgrading the RAM will help Adobe products launch faster as they are so slow to start. Office 2016 is also slow to start.
Thanks!
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5), Mid 2011 iMac
Posted on Jun 24, 2016 1:58 PM
Four GB of RAM is pretty minimal amount to run OS X on. Typically, more RAM will not help open ACC the first time, but should you close the app and later restart it, yes, the additional RAM will help, particularly if you operating on "virtual memory" (where the HD is used as virtual memory). However, more RAM should be more comfortable for OS X, which in turn may (maybe) will help ACC launch faster. If you buy more RAM be sure to purchase from OWC or Crucial, as they are known to be compatible with Macs.
Posted on Jun 24, 2016 2:23 PM