-as of [25 OCTOBER 2024]–
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“APPLE ADJUSTMENTS/EDITS”
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-WHEN YOU EDIT [PHOTOS/VIDEOS] IN [PHOTOS macOS APP], AN [.AAE FILE] IS CREATED-
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*file path* —>
/Users/joga/Pictures
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-many ‘iPhone’ / ‘windows’ / ‘apple mac’ users sorting through ‘photo libraries’ have probably noticed the appearance of ‘AAE files’, ending in the ‘.AAE extension’–
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(by their ‘file names’, these typically look like ‘image files’ (eg ‘IMG_2123.AAE’) but if you try to ‘open’ them, you’ll see an ‘error message’ saying they are ‘not valid image files’)
(‘windows’ users will see a message saying ‘windows cannot open this file’ and a suggestion to search the ‘web’ for something that can)
*i used to HATE! that in my ‘PC days’*
(this is especially confusing for Windows users as by default, Windows hides extensions, so in these cases an AAE file will simply look like IMG_2123 with a generic blank icon)
(you may have also noticed that files you edited on your iPhone (or Mac) using the Photos app now appear unedited when you transfer them from your iPhone to another computer or software program on the ‘Apple Mac’)
(so what’s going on?)
(in short, editing in the ‘Photos App’ from iPhone release iOS 8 and above does not change the original image file)
(in the past editing a file would over-write the original)
(the iOS 8 and above leave the original photograph alone and saves your edit instructions in a separate file, namely the “AAE file” (also called the “AAE sidecar file”))
(the location of the “AAE” file is in the same folder as the original photo and follows the same naming format, but instead of .JPG at the end, it will have the .AAE file extension)
(for example “IMG_2123.JPG” that has been edited will have another file created called “IMG_2123.AAE”)
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(this may explain why at first glance the appearance of ‘AAE files’ is somewhat random)
(it only appears if you edit an ‘image file’)
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