Apple Photos app randomly corrupts RAW and JPEG images during import from cameras, with corruption rates reaching up to 30% of imported files. The issue persists across different hardware configurations and appears to be a software bug. A detailed investigation reveals that corrupted files have identical sizes but different checksums compared to originals. The author switched to Darktable for importing and processing before transferring to Photos app as a workaround.
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