diff --git a/fotolib2/src/main/java/de/k3b/media/PhotoPropertiesBulkUpdateService.java b/fotolib2/src/main/java/de/k3b/media/PhotoPropertiesBulkUpdateService.java
index a13a588f..39c77010 100644
--- a/fotolib2/src/main/java/de/k3b/media/PhotoPropertiesBulkUpdateService.java
+++ b/fotolib2/src/main/java/de/k3b/media/PhotoPropertiesBulkUpdateService.java
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ public PhotoPropertiesUpdateHandler applyChanges(IFile inFilePath, IFile outFile
                 if (!sameFile || (changed != null)) {
                     debugExif(sb, "assign ", exifHandler, inFilePath);
 
+                    IFile jpgFileDir = null;
+                    String jpgFileNameDeleted = null;
+                    if (!sameFile && deleteOriginalWhenFinished) {
+                        jpgFileDir = inFilePath.getParentFile();
+                        jpgFileNameDeleted = inFilePath.getName();
+                    }
 
                     exifHandler.save("PhotoPropertiesUpdateHandler save");
 
@@ -129,7 +135,7 @@ public PhotoPropertiesUpdateHandler applyChanges(IFile inFilePath, IFile outFile
                         inFilePath.setLastModified(lastModified);
                     }
 
-                    if (sb != null) {
+                    if (sb != null && inFilePath.exists()) {
                         PhotoPropertiesUpdateHandler exifVerify = PhotoPropertiesUpdateHandler.create(inFilePath,
                                 null, deleteOriginalWhenFinished, "dbg in PhotoPropertiesUpdateHandler", true, true, false);
                         debugExif(sb, "new ", exifVerify, inFilePath);
@@ -147,11 +153,12 @@ public PhotoPropertiesUpdateHandler applyChanges(IFile inFilePath, IFile outFile
                         }
                     }
 
-                    if (!sameFile && deleteOriginalWhenFinished) {
-                        IFile delete = XmpFile.getSidecar(inFilePath, false);
+                    if (jpgFileNameDeleted != null) {
+                        // jpg deleted: Also delete corresponding xmp-s if exist
+                        IFile delete = XmpFile.getSidecar(jpgFileDir, jpgFileNameDeleted, false);
                         deleteFile(delete);
 
-                        delete = XmpFile.getSidecar(inFilePath, true);
+                        delete = XmpFile.getSidecar(jpgFileDir, jpgFileNameDeleted, true);
                         deleteFile(delete);
 
                         delete = inFilePath;
diff --git a/fotolib2/src/main/java/de/k3b/media/PhotoPropertiesUpdateHandler.java b/fotolib2/src/main/java/de/k3b/media/PhotoPropertiesUpdateHandler.java
index 7d311baa..f9d2ef39 100644
--- a/fotolib2/src/main/java/de/k3b/media/PhotoPropertiesUpdateHandler.java
+++ b/fotolib2/src/main/java/de/k3b/media/PhotoPropertiesUpdateHandler.java
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ public class PhotoPropertiesUpdateHandler extends PhotoPropertiesWrapper
         implements IPhotoProperties, IPhotoPropertyFileWriter {
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LibGlobal.LOG_TAG);
 
-    private ExifInterfaceEx exif;   // not null if exif changes are written to jpg file
-    private PhotoPropertiesXmpSegment xmp;    // not null if exif changes are written to xmp sidecar file.
+    private final ExifInterfaceEx exif;   // not null if exif changes are written to jpg file
+    private final PhotoPropertiesXmpSegment xmp;    // not null if exif changes are written to xmp sidecar file.
     private IFile jpgInFile; // where changes are read from.
     private IFile jpgOutFile; // where changes are written to. Null meanst same as input
     private boolean deleteOriginalAfterFinish; // true: after save original jpg/mxp are deleted (move instead of copy)
-    private long    dbgLoadEndTimestamp;
+    private long dbgLoadEndTimestamp;
 
     private PhotoPropertiesUpdateHandler(
             IPhotoProperties readChild, IPhotoProperties writeChild,
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ protected static PhotoPropertiesUpdateHandler create(
         if (LibGlobal.debugEnabledJpgMetaIo) {
             startTimestamp = new Date().getTime();
         }
+
         PhotoPropertiesXmpSegment xmp = PhotoPropertiesXmpSegment.loadXmpSidecarContentOrNull(jpgInFile, dbg_context);
         if ((xmp == null) && (createXmpIfNotExist || PhotoPropertiesUtil.isImage(jpgInFile,
                 PhotoPropertiesUtil.IMG_TYPE_COMPRESSED_NON_JPG | PhotoPropertiesUtil.IMG_TYPE_UNCOMPRESSED_NON_JPG))) {