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March 7, 2021
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Constant error "Failed to write XMP metadata"

  • March 7, 2021
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I constantly get this "Failed to write XMP metadata" error message after rendering my files. I'm using version 17.7, but this has happened with previous versions too. The resulting files work fine, but I'd really like to NOT see this message every time I render.

 

I also have to regularly restart AE as my RAM previews just stop working too. Adobe team, please focus on making AE usable again. Thanks.

Correct answer nishu_kush

Hi all,

 

This issue has been fixed in After Effects version 23.2 and later. Try updating After Effects to the latest and see if that fixes the issue.

Let us know.

 

Best,

Nishu

10 replies

New Participant
January 12, 2025

I'm on AE Version 25.1.0 and it's January 2025 and I still get this error message every time I render in After Effects. I've been getting this error message for years. Since it doesn't effect the actual render, I've just put up with the annoying error message. 

New Participant
May 7, 2023

I was able to get my Project to work by purging all my memory on my disks and cache for all versions of After effects and the file opened for me. Hope this helps.

nishu_kush
Community Manager
nishu_kushCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
April 3, 2023

Hi all,

 

This issue has been fixed in After Effects version 23.2 and later. Try updating After Effects to the latest and see if that fixes the issue.

Let us know.

 

Best,

Nishu

Inspiring
August 15, 2024

Still an issue even in the latest AE version. 

New Participant
February 6, 2023

Hola chicos me ha pasado lo mismo con la ultima versión de after (2.31) pero me he vuelto a la (2.30) y solucionado. Una vergüenza que pase esto en programas de pago 

New Participant
February 2, 2023

I am also experiencing this bug, is there a possibility for a fix to be released?

New Participant
January 17, 2023

☪ TR : Render alırken masaüstüne render almanız gerekiyor.
Ortak kullanılan ağ klasörüne yada D gibi yerlere alırsanız hata veriyor. Umarım bu sorun çabuk düzelir. 

New Participant
January 15, 2023

horror such a ridiculous error that constantly appears in my rendering, I consider it a failure for a huge company, even with regard to previous versions, where people had to bypass and make a codec to reduce the file size, I consider such actions unacceptable to its users, if this situation continues, I will stop buying the program

New Participant
January 14, 2023

Changing export path to an english one worked for me as well.
It's a very stupid regression. please fix it :(((

New Participant
December 20, 2022

I just updated to AE 2023 and encountered this situation, but changing the render to the desktop or changing the folder to an English name solved the problem, hope it helps.

This is a very stupid bug, I hope to fix it as soon as possible.

New Participant
December 20, 2022

thanksss!this issue made huge confused to me,but i try your way,lol,it was be figure out just now 

nishu_kush
Community Manager
Community Manager
March 10, 2021

Hi pulsedesignlab,

 

Sorry to hear about your issue.

Are you on macOS or Windows? Try changing the permissions. Here's how: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/x-productkb/multi/preferences-folder-read-only-error.html

If it doesn't help, create a fresh user account on your computer and check if it shows the error. It'll help us to narrow down the issue.

Looking forward to your response.

 

Thanks,

Nishu

 

Participating Frequently
March 15, 2021

OK, thanks very much! I checked all of those folders, and none of them had "Deny" checked for any of the permissions. I don't have the time right now to create a new user account and install everything, but I'll try that sometime soon.