No xmp files for jpeg

I moved my photo files onto an external hard disk and ever since LR is not creating any xmp files anymore for jpegs. it still does for RAW files.
> automatically write changes into xmp is checked
> i tried manual export, it does it for RAW but not for jpeg. both files are in the same folder
> i tried with new database and new installation of LR... same results
> there is action when i do manual export but no files show up
anybody has same problem or a solution to it?

and here the xmp (first part) of a jpeg taken with a nikon coolpix 950<br /><br /><x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/" x:xmptk="Adobe XMP Toolkit 3.3-016, build -num-, -date-"><br /> <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"><br />  <rdf:Description rdf:about=""<br />    xmlns:tiff="http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/"><br />   <tiff:Make>NIKON</tiff:Make><br />   <tiff:Model>E990</tiff:Model><br />   <tiff:Orientation>1</tiff:Orientation><br />   <tiff:ImageWidth>1360</tiff:ImageWidth><br />   <tiff:ImageLength>2048</tiff:ImageLength><br /><br />the coolpix does not shoot raw....

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