Import & file problems
A PDF won’t import or shows as corrupted
Section titled “A PDF won’t import or shows as corrupted”Orifold attempts a qpdf recovery pass automatically for damaged PDFs. If recovery still fails, the file’s internal structure may be too badly damaged to repair — try opening it in another app first to see if it opens at all.
I’ve hit the 50-file import batch limit
Section titled “I’ve hit the 50-file import batch limit”Orifold accepts up to 50 files per import batch. Wait for the current import to finish, then use Add Files again to select the remaining files and add them to the same workspace.
If a folder contains more than 50 supported files, Orifold offers to import the first 50. Select the remaining files in later batches; importing the same folder again can add duplicates. Very large folder scans can also be truncated, with a warning that some files were skipped. Choose smaller subfolders or select the skipped files with Add Files.
An imported file doesn’t show any content
Section titled “An imported file doesn’t show any content”Confirm the format is supported: PDF, Word and OpenDocument text, HTML, Markdown, plain text and source files, CSV, JSON, XML, spreadsheets, presentations, EPUB, SVG, common images, and CBZ comic-book archives. Other formats aren’t recognized yet.
A CBZ comic will not import
Section titled “A CBZ comic will not import”A CBZ must be a readable ZIP-compatible archive containing supported image files. Orifold ignores folders, text files, and macOS metadata; it reports a specific error if no image pages remain. Archives over 100 MB, individual expanded entries over 25 MB, or comics over 1,000 image pages are refused rather than partially converted.
The password prompt keeps reappearing
Section titled “The password prompt keeps reappearing”Double-check you’re entering the PDF’s actual open password, not a permissions/owner password — some PDFs use different passwords for opening versus editing permissions.
Large files feel slow
Section titled “Large files feel slow”Very large scanned PDFs (hundreds of high-resolution pages) can take longer to render and OCR. This is expected — everything is processing locally, with no cloud offload to speed it up.