{"id":337896,"date":"2021-09-11T17:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-11T14:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-are-aae-files-from-an-iphone-and-can-i-delete-them\/"},"modified":"2021-09-11T17:00:46","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T14:00:46","slug":"what-are-aae-files-from-an-iphone-and-can-i-delete-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-are-aae-files-from-an-iphone-and-can-i-delete-them\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Are AAE Files from an iPhone, and Can I Delete Them?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a283ef54030b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a283ef54030b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-are-aae-files-from-an-iphone-and-can-i-delete-them\/#What_Are_AAE_Files\" >What Are AAE Files?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-are-aae-files-from-an-iphone-and-can-i-delete-them\/#What_Does_AAE_Stand_For\" >What Does AAE Stand For?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-are-aae-files-from-an-iphone-and-can-i-delete-them\/#Do_I_Need_to_Save_AAE_Files\" >Do I Need to Save AAE Files?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-are-aae-files-from-an-iphone-and-can-i-delete-them\/#Can_You_Open_an_AAE_File\" >Can You Open an AAE File?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What Are AAE Files from an iPhone, and Can I Delete Them?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-731107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/apple_photos_app_hero_1200x675.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/apple_photos_app_hero_1200x675.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/apple_photos_app_hero_1200x675.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you transfer photos from an iPhone or iPad to a Windows PC, you might see some files with the extension \u201cAAE\u201d stored along with the images. We\u2019ll explain this mysterious file type and what you should do with them.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_AAE_Files\"><\/span>What Are AAE Files?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>AAE files are a special type of file that the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le Photos app uses to keep track of changes that you make to your photos.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever you edit a photo using the Photos app, the app will create a special XML file with an AAE extension that contains information on the edits performed to the photo so that the original photo can be retained without any changes and edits can be undone at any time.<\/p>\n<p>Your iPhone stores those AAE files alongside your photos. So when you transfer your photos from an iPhone to Windows, sometimes, a file with a name like \u201cIMG_0026.AAE\u201d will show up, which will match a similar image file named \u201cIMG_0026.JPG,\u201d for example.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Does_AAE_Stand_For\"><\/span>What Does AAE Stand For?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/photo.stackexchange.com\/questions\/122302\/what-does-the-apple-aae-file-extension-stand-for\">theorize<\/a> that AAE files originated with the Apple Aperture photo management application on Mac, which used XML sidecar files for its non-destructive editing system. In that case, AAE might stand for \u201cApple Aperture Edits,\u201d \u201cApple Aperture Extension,\u201d or something similar.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-748014 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/apple_aperture_3.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Apple Aperture 3 box in front of an older Mac.\" width=\"650\" height=\"313\" data-credittext=\"Apple\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">AAE files likely originated with the Apple Aperture program, which is now discontinued. <span class=\"imagecredit\">Apple<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Apple first introduced AAE files in iOS 8 and in Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite in 2014 around the same time that they <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT209594\">announced discontinuing Apple Aperture<\/a> and iPhotos in favor of the then-new Photos app, so this theory makes sense.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_I_Need_to_Save_AAE_Files\"><\/span>Do I Need to Save AAE Files?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you plan to permanently keep your iPhone photos on a platform that doesn\u2019t support the Apple Photos app, such as Windows or Linux, you don\u2019t need to save any AAE files. It\u2019s safe to delete them.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to open the files again later on a Mac, iPhone, or iPad, you could keep the AAE files with your original photos in the same directory, and the Photos app should be able to read them. In doing so, Photos will be able to see the edits you originally made in the Photos app before transferring your images to a non-Apple platform.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_You_Open_an_AAE_File\"><\/span>Can You Open an AAE File?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On Windows, Linux, Chrome OS, Android, or Mac, you can open an AAE file in a text editor, but the XML data that you\u2019ll see there isn\u2019t very useful. The edit data can only be read by the Apple Photos app.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-748007 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Apple_AAE_File.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"An Apple AAE file viewed in Windows Notepad\" width=\"650\" height=\"394\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Photos app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac uses those AAE files silently in a way that\u2019s transparent to the user, so you don\u2019t have to worry about \u201copening\u201d them on those platforms, either. If AAE files exist in the same folder as the photos that they refer to, Photos will know how to use them automatically. 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