Cleary71
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Hi, I am just beginning to make the transformation to using Lightroom and had an XMP question. I am use to working with Lightroom and having an XMP for each PSD photo I have. One of the things that intrigued me about Lightroom was the ability to make several versions of the same file (color, B&W, cropped, etc.) without having to duplicate the original file 3-4 times. When I went to import a few photos today I noticed that I have the "Automatically Write Changes Into XMP" selected under catalog settings -> Metadata. My question is how does the XMP work with Lightroom. Can I make several versions of the same file and will I get several XMP files or is it just the most recent file I made? I would like to have everything stored on an external drive that is connected to my desktop but do all my processing on my laptop. Would I have to export each file and XMP file when I do this? Any help would be greatly appreciated and I am curious if you think I should have the option on or off.