当您看到您的照片文件夹时，您可能会看到一些带有文件扩展名“AAE”的图片。这些文件是必不可少的，在 iOS 设备上使用照片应用程序对您的图像进行编辑。(Photos)简而言之(Simply)，使用.AAE文件可以参考在 iPhone 上进行的编辑集合。当您尝试打开这些.AAE图像时，会提示一条错误消息，指出它不是有效的图像文件。这可能会使许多用户感到困惑和烦恼，因为他们不知道如何打开带有.AAE文件扩展名的图像。如果您也遇到同样的问题，本文将对您有所帮助。所以在这里我们将解释什么是 .AAE 文件扩展名以及如何打开 .AAE 文件。(what is .AAE File Extension and how to open .AAE files.)
什么是 .AAE文件扩展(File Extension)名以及如何打开.AAE 文件(.AAE Files)？
在 iPhone 中，图片保存为IMG_12985.AAE，而在Windows系统中，没有这样的文件扩展名；所以文件名显示为IMG_12985，带有一个空白图标。请参考下图。
什么是 .AAE 文件扩展名？
在以前的 iOS 版本中，当您编辑照片时，原始图像会被自动覆盖。
iOS 8（及更高版本）和 macOS 10.10（及更高版本）通过照片(Photos)应用程序提供 .AAE 文件。在照片(Photos)中进行编辑时，图像的原始版本不会改变。这些编辑保存为带有 .AAE 扩展名的单独文件。这意味着编辑后的文件单独保存，原始文件在其原始目录中保持不变。
现在，当您打开已编辑的照片（.JPG文件）时，“照片(Photos)”应用程序将引用其关联的 .AAE 文件并在屏幕上显示已编辑的版本。
所有 .AAE 文件都以XML格式保存，您需要使用文本编辑器（如记事本(Notepad)）打开它。
注意： .AAE 文件适用于 iOS 8 和 macOS 10.10 及更高版本。(Note: The .AAE files are available from iOS 8 and macOS 10.10 & above.)
另请阅读：(Also read:) 如何在 Windows 10 中显示文件扩展名(How to Show File Extensions in Windows 10)
删除 .AAE 文件是否安全？
许多用户不知道 .AAE 文件，并且经常对是否保留它们或删除它们感到困惑。每当您将编辑后的图像传输到 Windows 10 或旧版 macOS 时，.AAE 文件也将与原始图像一起传输。
1. 如上所述，可以从系统中删除.AAE文件而不删除它的原始版本。
2. 当您删除 .AAE 文件时，对该图片所做的编辑也会自动消失。
3. 始终确保原始文件和编辑文件之间保持连接。
4.如果原始文件被重命名或移动到另一个位置，连接将丢失。然后，将编辑后的文件保存在系统中是没有用的。
5.因此(Hence)，每当您修改文件的原始名称时，对已编辑的文件进行相同的修改。
如何在 Windows 中打开 .AAE 文件
假设(Suppose)您尝试在记事本(Notepad)或Apple TextEdit等文本编辑器中打开 .AAE 文件，则只会显示XML数据。
每当您在Windows(Windows)中打开 .AAE 文件时遇到问题，以下几点将帮助您解决这个问题。您可以通过执行以下步骤在Windows PC上查看文件扩展名：
1.将您的文件（图像）上传(Upload )到 Dropbox。
2. 登录您的Dropbox帐户，收集所有上传的原始尺寸照片。
3.将所有这些照片作为附件发送(Send a mail )给自己（或）将编辑后的照片发布到Instagram/Facebook。
注意：(Note:)发送邮件或在Facebook/Instagram发布图片后，照片的原始文件大小将自动缩小。
4.启动照片编辑器应用程序并导入照片(Launch a photo editor application and import the photos)。建议您使用合适的照片编辑器应用程序。
5. 现在，保存(save )图片，不做任何改动。
提示：(Tip:)确保您选择的程序不会在图片中插入任何水印/注释或裁剪/压缩图像的原始质量。
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What is .AAE File Extension? How to open .AAE Files?
When you come aсross your photos folder, you may see some pictures with the file extension ‘AAE’. These files are essential, edits made to your images using the Photos app, on iOS deνices. Simply put, with the use of.AAE fіles, one can refer to the collection of edits made on an іPhone. When you try to open these.AAE іmages prompt an error message stating that it is not a valid image file. This might confuse and annoy many users аs they are unaware of how to open images with .AAE file extension. If you are also dealing with the same problem, thiѕ artiсle will help you. So here we are to explain what is .AAE File Extension and how to open .AAE files.
What is .AAE File Extension and how to open .AAE Files?
In iPhone, a picture is saved as IMG_12985.AAE, whereas in Windows system, there are no such file extensions; so the file name is displayed as IMG_12985, with a blank icon. Refer to the picture below.
What is .AAE File Extension?
In previous versions of iOS, when you edit a photo, the original image was overwritten automatically.
iOS 8 (and later versions) and macOS 10.10 (and later versions) offer .AAE files by means of Photos app. The original version of an image is not altered when edits are made in Photos. These edits are saved as separate files with .AAE extensions. This implies that the edited files are saved separately, and the original file remains the same way in its original directory.
Now, when you open an edited photo (.JPG file), the Photos app will refer to its associated .AAE file and will display the edited version on the screen.
All the .AAE files are saved in XML format, and you need to use a text editor, like Notepad to open it.
Note: The .AAE files are available from iOS 8 and macOS 10.10 & above.
Also read: How to Show File Extensions in Windows 10
Is it Safe to Delete .AAE Files?
Many users are not aware of .AAE files and are often confused about whether to keep them or delete them. Whenever you transfer an edited image to Windows 10 or an older version of macOS, the.AAE files will also be transferred along with the original image.
1. As explained above, it is possible to delete.AAE files from the system without deleting the original version of it.
2. When you delete a .AAE file, the edits made to that picture also vanish automatically.
3. Always ensure that there a connection is retained between the original file and the edited file.
4. If the original file is renamed or moved to another location, the connection will be lost. Then, there is no use in keeping the edited file stored in the system.
5. Hence, whenever you modify the original name of a file, do the same modification to the edited file.
How to Open .AAE Files in Windows
Suppose you try to open a .AAE file in a text editor, such as Notepad or Apple TextEdit, only the XML data will be displayed.
Whenever you face trouble opening .AAE files in Windows, the below-mentioned points will help you to tackle this. You can view the file extensions on a Windows PC by performing the below steps:
1. Upload your files (images) to Dropbox.
2. Collect all uploaded photos with original sizes by logging into your Dropbox account.
3. Send a mail to yourself with all these photos as attachments (or) post the edited pictures on Instagram/Facebook.
Note: After sending a mail or posting the images on Facebook/Instagram, the original file size of photos will be diminished automatically.
4. Launch a photo editor application and import the photos. You are recommended to use a suitable photo editor app.
5. Now, save the pictures, without making any alterations.
Tip: Ensure the program you have selected does not insert any watermarks/comments to the picture or crop/compress the original quality of the image.
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We hope that this guide was helpful and you have got an idea about what is .AAE File Extension and how to open .AAE Files. Also, if you have any queries/comments regarding this article, feel free to drop them in the comments section.
