Photos. Exclude list for file types (e.g. RAW images)
Posted: 09 Nov 2026, 03:56
System: TOS 7.3.1, Photos 3.0.086
When a camera shoots RAW+JPEG, Photos indexes both files and the timeline shows every shot twice.
The only filter in the index settings is Photo/Video per folder, and RAW extensions (.CR2, .NEF, .ARW, .DNG, .RAF…) are always indexed as photos. The only workaround is keeping RAWs in a separate folder tree that isn’t indexed, which is hard to keep up.
Requests (either would solve it):
- Stack RAW+JPEG pairs: files with the same name in the same folder show as one item, using the JPEG/HEIC as the preview, with the both jpeg and RAW available for download.
- Per-extension exclude list in Index Settings, e.g. “Do not index: cr2, nef, arw, dng”.
When a camera shoots RAW+JPEG, Photos indexes both files and the timeline shows every shot twice.
The only filter in the index settings is Photo/Video per folder, and RAW extensions (.CR2, .NEF, .ARW, .DNG, .RAF…) are always indexed as photos. The only workaround is keeping RAWs in a separate folder tree that isn’t indexed, which is hard to keep up.
Requests (either would solve it):
- Stack RAW+JPEG pairs: files with the same name in the same folder show as one item, using the JPEG/HEIC as the preview, with the both jpeg and RAW available for download.
- Per-extension exclude list in Index Settings, e.g. “Do not index: cr2, nef, arw, dng”.