IMatch should ignore changed or deleted XMP files

[RobiWan]

Hi,

So now I have imported all my pictures. For this I have had many detours XMP files created. The big question for me now - how do I get IMatch not to do an automatic update if I delete the previously created files?

And the second question - Can it be that these files are created by IMatch? Why? (I mean files with long name, see my screenshot)

Robert

[Mario]

ExifTool creates XMP files with the same name as the image.
The files in your screen shot have two extensions. The file name, then a second extension with a series of numbers. Then the XMP extension added by IMatch.
I don't know how you managed to create these files.

IMatch has to detect when an XMP file file has changed - because that is where the metadata comes from. If IMatch detects a modified image or XMP file, it will rescan the file to update the database.
Missing or deleted XMP files will be re-created when IMatch writes back metadata.