location of xmp files Photoshop Elements 14

[catherine25840767]

Hello,

I edited a jpeg file using RAW editing and now every time I open the jpeg in Photoshop Elements, the jpeg is opened in the RAW editor. I understand there's an XMP or sidecar file that opens along with the jpeg but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Where is the file on my computer so I can delete it?

Thank you!

[MichelBParis · Accepted solution]

catherine25840767  wrote

Hello,

I edited a jpeg file using RAW editing and now every time I open the jpeg in Photoshop Elements, the jpeg is opened in the RAW editor. I understand there's an XMP or sidecar file that opens along with the jpeg but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Where is the file on my computer so I can delete it?

Thank you!

When you use the ACR converter plugin to edit a jpeg, no XMP sidecar file is created. The new settings are saved in the metadata header of the file. You can check that from the editor or the organizer by having a look at the file properties. The pixel data are not changed. When you open the file again in the editor (or from the organizer), the metadata is recognized and the ACR dialog automatically opens if changes have been applied.

That's generally what is expected if you want to follow a 'non-destructive and parametric' editing like in Lightroom.

If you open the jpeg from other non Adobe editors, the metadata is ignored.

The problem is if you do not want to open in ACR next time. In older Elements versions you could use the options in the Open dialog to open in jpeg. That's no longer possible. You can cancel the edits made in the ACR, but the file will always open in the ACR.