# 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 %}


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc/import.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.