Q: How do I remove AAE files
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Jul 23, 2015 7:57 PMby Lawrence Finch,AAE files contain the edits for images that you have edited on the phone. If you get rid of them it will undo the edits. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Metadata_Platform for an explanation of AAE files. See also: What to expect when you import edited photos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to your Mac or PC - Apple Support
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Jul 23, 2015 11:41 PMby Alice_Phoebe,If you haven't edited the photos on your iPhone, the AAE files are basically irrelevant, and you can just delete them. If you've edited a photo (e.g. added filters, cropped, etc), then the AAE file for that photo would contain the adjustments, while the JPG would be the original, unedited photo. At this point, there aren't any apps that appear to actually support importing these files.
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Jul 24, 2015 5:02 AMby Lawrence Finch,Alice_Phoebe wrote:
If you haven't edited the photos on your iPhone, the AAE files are basically irrelevant, and you can just delete them. If you've edited a photo (e.g. added filters, cropped, etc), then the AAE file for that photo would contain the adjustments, while the JPG would be the original, unedited photo. At this point, there aren't any apps that appear to actually support importing these files.
If an image has not been edited there will not be an AAE file for it. So each AAE file that exists means that the associated image was edited, or was modified using filters when the photo was taken.
The 2nd link that I posted above explains how to preserve the AAE file's edits.
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Aug 5, 2015 5:35 PMby JamesGray38,HelpfulLawrence, thanks for responding to my question "How do I remove AAE files".
I failed to include some important information.- The AAE files refuse to be deleted, opened, moved or removed. They are simply taking up space that I need.
- I keep getting the message that my INTERNAL STORAGE IS FULL (5 gigs) although I currently have only 23 photos and one video(10 seconds).
- I understand more or less what an AAE file is, I just need to know how to get rid of them.
- AAE files aren't visible on the iPhone. They show up when I connect it to my computer.
Alice_Phoebe suggested that I don't need them and can just delete them. The problem is, they won't delete.
Help! I want my camera back.
