I upgraded the OS system on my 2011 mac mini.  It now runs very slow.  Do I need to increase the ram.  I only have 2 GB now.

My 2011 mac mini now runs very slow.  I have to wait on it to do basic things.  I only have 2 GB of ram.  It came with this amount and it fan fine for several years.  But I upgraded to the most recent Os system and now it runs slow.  What do I need?  More RAM?

murphygay wrote:
I will upgrade to 8GB. Thanks for the advice.  Also have an older (2009) 24" IMAC and it also runs slow with the upgrade. It has 4 GB. I think I will replace it with a brand new 21 or 27 inch.  Thanks for the response.
Bill
That's one way to justify a new Mac. :-)  Adding more RAM to the 2009 model is cheaper, though (but I'm guessing not as much fun).

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