For 2011 27 "i5 iMac RAM upgrade

I am a professional photographer and maxed out my RAM slots in 2013 to recommended Apple 16 GB (4x4Go)

Running:

Mid 2011 iMac

27 "i5

4x4GB RAM

El Capitan 10.11.5

I've seen improvements in high speed at the time, but now things are starting to slow down.

I run Lightroom almost every day, in numbers, reminders, Safari are open, and occasionally other programs like Pages, Filemaker or Photoshop.  I closed most nights of the week.  These last two weeks between the last updates of OS (El Capitan 10.11.5) and updates of Lightroom (6.6), things have been much slower, train and occasional crashes.

The other day I received a pop up on my memory being exceeded.  I emptied the trash, emptied the caches and restarted, but the system is still trolling.

I've read conflicting reports that my model should be able to take over 32 GB, but then I read that the i7 27 "models will support 32 GB.  I also read a swap on my SSD (which I am not qualified to) would thus improve speeds.

Thoughts?  Can I replace my 16GB with new 32 GB?  Just more fresh 4x4GB would do the trick?

Opt for the 32 GB. You can check that the CrucialAdvisory tool, or OWC. Two very reliable suppliers.

Also, download and run EtreCheck, created by one of his own assistants here in CSA. This will help you see if some software is gettingI in the way. It is a diagnostic tool that is very useful for us to find problems. It will also give us additional specifications on your Mac. After his execution after the logfile here. It will never contain any personal information.

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