# 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="import/job-import-movies" %}
[job-import-movies](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc/import/job-import-movies)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="import/job-import-micrographs" %}
[job-import-micrographs](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc/import/job-import-micrographs)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="import/job-import-particle-stack" %}
[job-import-particle-stack](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc/import/job-import-particle-stack)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="import/job-import-3d-volumes" %}
[job-import-3d-volumes](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc/import/job-import-3d-volumes)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="import/job-import-templates" %}
[job-import-templates](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc/import/job-import-templates)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="import/job-import-result-group" %}
[job-import-result-group](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc/import/job-import-result-group)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="import/job-import-beam-shift" %}
[job-import-beam-shift](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc/import/job-import-beam-shift)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Import Tutorials

{% content-ref url="../tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-eer-file-support" %}
[tutorial-eer-file-support](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-eer-file-support)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../tutorials-and-case-studies/negative-stain-data" %}
[negative-stain-data](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/negative-stain-data)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../tutorials-and-case-studies/phase-plate-data" %}
[phase-plate-data](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/phase-plate-data)
{% endcontent-ref %}