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m7400
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January 8, 2021
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What to do with XML files

  • January 8, 2021
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I have photos from older versions of Photoshop Elements saved on various external drives, currently using 2020 Mac version. I've also gone from Windows to Mac OS over the years. I want to organize all these saved photos, delete duplicates, etc., and in doing so, I've run across an Adobe backup file that has XML, as well as PNG and JPEG.  In this one file, I have over 2K XML files, and I have no idea what they once referred to. In another file, I have only XML files. Can I delete the XML as I go through these folders? Thanks for the help.

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MichelBParis
MichelBParis
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January 8, 2021

1 - Do you really mean .xml or .xmp files in the backup folder? Do you shoot raw files?

2 - A backup folder is not a simple copy of your media files and it can't be used otherwise than after a restore has been created. You are not supposed to change or delete anything within the folder (or you do it at your risks if you know what you are doing).

3 - Does your catalog folder contain many .xml files? If so, where do you find them in the subfolders of the catalog folder? You find the location of the catalog folder from the menu Help >> System Info of the Organizer. Also please state your PSE version and if you are using: face recognition, automatic features like auto creations, smart tagging.

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m7400Author
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January 9, 2021

Hi, 

1. I do not shoot RAW. Yes, these are .xml files. Example: B00000001.xml

 

2. These are in a file in a backup folder from 2010. I backed up all the photos I had in Adobe Elements at that time onto an external hard drive, and this folder was created. I have no idea which version I was using at that time, but I think it was a Windows computer, There is no subfolder. Every file is listed separately going from the above to B0002516.xml, then then B0002517.pref, then B20002518.png. These png files have little thumbnail images next to them. The files listed continue from B20002518.png to B0004671.jpg, which goes to B0005010.jpg. There is a Backup.tly and catalog.buc after that. I can't open up either of those because a window pops open that says there is no app to open them with. 

 

3. I am now using a Macbook Pro laptop and have Photoshop Elements 2020 on it. I am not importing these photos into the Photoshop now because I want to organize them first and get rid of duplicates. I think I had some tags on photos in this file, but I do not use face recognition, smart tags, auto creations on the photos I take or in Photoshop.

 

Thanks for your. I appreciate your time.

 

Kind regards,

Michele 

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