> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://guide.cryosparc.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc/import.md).

# Import

Import jobs are used to populate a CryoSPARC project with external data sources. Data of all types can be imported.

When large data files (movies, micrographs, particle stacks) are imported into a project, the data files themselves are **not** copied into the project directory, but rather maintained as symlinks to the original files. Therefore, input data for a CryoSPARC project should not be deleted while the project is active.

## Import Jobs

{% content-ref url="/pages/53VGQdSpFPTzXqvX7jBx" %}
[Job: Import Movies](/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc/import/job-import-movies.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/l7oXIP6tBdB9bRbGOvT5" %}
[Job: Import Micrographs](/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc/import/job-import-micrographs.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/wENSi6rB4bUP7jN0vKeh" %}
[Job: Import Particle Stack](/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc/import/job-import-particle-stack.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/K6kV3Z7WbtIUReGq9wJq" %}
[Job: Import 3D Volumes](/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc/import/job-import-3d-volumes.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/sn4miPQZ3fnJXqoWGmc0" %}
[Job: Import Templates](/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc/import/job-import-templates.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/xuGmaeLObE7DVhboIhWX" %}
[Job: Import Result Group](/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc/import/job-import-result-group.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/eQjzpoOJAnwVkNjvj1U8" %}
[Job: Import Beam Shift](/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc/import/job-import-beam-shift.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Import Tutorials

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MNf0RAgQryuEQo1LJej" %}
[Tutorial: EER File Support](/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-eer-file-support.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MM2Iwf9GZlJg-2WCA6n" %}
[Tutorial: Negative Stain Data](/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/negative-stain-data.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MM2JgV53bh37kaK6691" %}
[Tutorial: Phase Plate Data](/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/phase-plate-data.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}