Media imports should stay explicit about what gets read, written, and left untouched.

This page reflects what the current Camera Raw Importer macOS workspace indicates about folder access, local settings, logs, and safe copy behavior.

Summary

Camera Raw Importer is designed around user-selected source and destination folders, local planning, and destination-side copying.

Source media safety

The project README explicitly states that the importer never writes to or deletes source media.

Folder access

The app uses user-selected, security-scoped bookmarks for source and destination folders in its sandboxed App Store-ready configuration.

Local settings and profiles

The workspace includes persistent settings, saved profiles, logs, and bookmarks so import configurations can be reused locally.

Metadata processed

Based on the current codebase, the app may read EXIF, QuickTime, capture-date, camera-make, camera-model, file-size, and related media metadata to plan imports.

Temporary destination files

Copies are written to hidden temporary files on the destination filesystem, then atomically renamed into place after verification. Cancelled or incomplete temporary files are removed.

Optional ARW repair

If enabled, Sony ARW repair is applied only to destination copies, not to the original source files.

Contact

For privacy-related questions, contact [email protected].

Last updated: August 25, 2026