How do I keep an original photo unchanged?
Keep the original file separately and make any crop, markup, compression or enhancement on a copy.
A clean workflow keeps the original as received or captured and labels later versions as derived copies.
What matters
- Do not overwrite the only original
- Avoid repeated export through apps when the original matters
- Keep edited versions separately
- Record whether a file was captured in Keptara or added later
Keptara’s position
Keptara is designed to preserve useful context and make records easier to understand. It does not claim universal legal admissibility, determine blame, or automatically declare media true or fake.
Reviewed 2026-09-26.