Importing

Import Files

File > Import Files (Cmd+I) opens a file browser to select photos for import.

Drag and Drop

Drag image files onto the sidebar or content area to import them. Files dropped onto a specific group in the sidebar are added to that group. Files dropped elsewhere are added to a new group.

Image files (or folders of images) dropped onto the Aphera dock icon import into the frontmost project. If no project is open, a new untitled project is created to receive them.

Import Looks

File > Import Looks… opens a file browser to select .apheralook files for import. You can also drag look files directly into the looks panel. See Looks for details.

Import Progress

Import progress is displayed in the toolbar while files are being imported.

Import Batches

Imported files are organized by import batch. Each batch appears as a group in the sidebar.

Manage Imports

The Manage Imports panel lists every import in the project. Open it from the project status popover with Manage Imports….

Imports are listed in two sections, Folders and Files. Each row shows the import’s path, its status, and the file count and capture metadata.

Each row has a gear menu with these actions:

• Show in Finder — reveal the import in the Finder. Disabled when the import cannot be located.
• Locate on Disk… — point Aphera at a new location to relink the import. See below.
• Remove — remove the import and its files from the project. This cannot be undone.

Import Status

Each import shows a status badge:

• Online — all of the import’s files are present.
• N Missing — that many of the import’s files have moved or been deleted.
• Reconnect drive — the files are on a disconnected drive.
• Empty — the import contains no files.

A spinner appears while an import is still in progress; a warning icon marks an import that failed.

Relinking Moved Files

Aphera tracks files by macOS bookmark, so most moves and renames resolve automatically with no action needed. When a file cannot be located this way, Aphera reports it as Missing in the project status. Use Locate on Disk… in the Manage Imports panel to relink it in place:

1. Open the gear menu for the missing import and choose Locate on Disk….
2. Select the folder where the files now reside.

Aphera matches the expected files at the new location and relinks the import. A result message appears on the row:

• Relinked N source(s) — the import was relinked. The count includes any related imports relinked by the same operation.
• No matching files at that location — the chosen folder did not contain the expected files.
• Relink failed — the operation could not complete.

Relinking does not move or copy files. It updates the project to reference the files at their new location.