Since photography was discovered, people have been passionate and fascinated with taking and collecting pictures. Initially, photos were kept in physical forms such as shoeboxes and albums. Once it’s gone, there was no chance to get them back. But the time has changed, and all the photos are stored and taken digitally on electronic devices such as mobile phones and computers. Now users can hold a lot of images depending on the storage capacity of a computer or mobile phone. The memory can be extended as per need by inserting a memory card or attaching an external storage device with a mobile phone or computer respectively. This blog will teach you how to recover deleted photos and videos on Windows PC and Mac.
Part 1. How to Recover Deleted Photos and Videos on Windows PC
Windows PCs are widely used all around the globe by all kinds of users, and many users keep their photos and videos on hard disk drivers for saving and editing purposes. However, these photos and videos on Windows PC can be lost due to deletion, hard drive partition, computer system corruption, hard drive formatting, etc. Once these photos and videos lost, you must want to recover them as soon as possible. There are 2 ways to recover deleted photos and videos on Windows PC in the following for your reference.
Method #1. Restore Deleted Photos and Videos on Windows PC from Recycle Bin
Recycle Bin is the most convenient and reliable way to retrieve deleted photos in Windows 10. Whenever you delete any file from your computer, it directly goes to Recycle Bin. All the deleted files stay there and wait until you don’t empty your Recycle Bin. You can quickly restore these files by following the step-by-step guide provided below.
Step 1.
Right-click on the Recycle Bin on your Windows PC and click on Open.
Step 2.
Look for the Photos in Recycle Bin that have been deleted, and you can right-click on the photo and choose Restore from the list of options. The deleted photos and videos will be restored to the location from where they were deleted.
Method #2.
Recover Deleted Photos and Videos on Windows PC with Data Recovery Software
If you have permanently deleted photos and videos on Windows PC, then you must use data recovery software for windows to recover the files. Only with the professional tool, it’s possible to recover deleted photos and videos on Windows PC. Here in this place we will use iBeesoft data recovery tool, which is easy to use. You can install it on all the latest Windows 11/10/8.1/7 to recover permanently deleted files.
This tool is really easy to use for all kinds of users, and anyone with very little or no technical knowledge can use this tool. Any data such as deleted photos/videos, images, audio, documents, and other kinds of data from internal and external data storage devices. Follow the step-by-step guide below to learn how to recover deleted photos and videos on Windows PC with the iBeesoft data recovery tool.
Step 1. Install the iBeesoft Data Recovery for Windows
iBeesoft data recovery tool is free to use, and you can download it by clicking on the download button on ibeesoft.com. After that, install it on your computer once the downloading is finished, and you can follow the manual instructions provided in the installation setup. It supports all the versions of Windows OS, and once it’s installed, you can scan and recover deleted files.
Step 2. Scan Storage Partition
Launch the iBeesoft data recovery on your computer and ask you to choose the partition you want to scan. Choose the section where files were deleted and start scanning.
Step 3. Preview and Recovery Files
The scanning process takes some time, and when the scanning is done, you will be able to view all the restored files, and iBeesoft provides you an option that allows a user to preview the file before restoring them. Preview the files and which files you were looking for, click on them and save them to your computer.
Note: Please remember that you should not save the file on the same drive from where it’s recovered as it decreases the data recovery rate.
Part 2. How to Recover Deleted Photos and Videos on Mac.
Mac users who accidentally delete photos or videos can recover deleted photos and videos. There are several methods that Mac users can apply to overcome the data loss scenario. We have provided two ways that you can follow in the below section.
Method #1. Restore Delete Photos and Videos from Mac Trash Can
The photos that you have recently deleted may be available in your Trash. Follow the steps below on how you can restore deleted photos and videos from Mac Trash Can.
Step 1. Look for the Trash icon on your Mac, click to open it, and look for your files.
Step 2. If you have found your deleted files in Trash, click on that file, and from the list of options, click on “Put Back” to put your files back in the original location from where they were deleted.
Method #2. Retrieve Deleted Photos and Videos from Mac Time Machine
Method 2 involves the usage of a feature of Mac that is known as Time Machine. By using the Time Machine feature but for this purpose, you should need first to have a Time Machine backup created. If you have made a backup, then follow the steps provided below.
Step 1. First of all, connect the backup device that contains the Time Machine backup with your Mac.
Step 2. Launch a Finder which displays the storage location where the lost data was stored. Launch the Time Machine by clicking on the Time Machine icon in the menu and choosing Enter Time Machine.
Step 3. Time Machine will display all available backups and click on the latest backup date.
Step 4. Now go to the Picture Folder, look for your Photo Library backup, and choose it.
Step 5. Click on the Restore button to recover the deleted photos and wait until the restoring process is not finished. This will take some time, depending on the size volume of data. Finally, open the Photos App to access the deleted photos that are now recovered.
Method #3. Recover Deleted Photos and Videos on Mac with Mac Data Recovery Software
This is the far most reliable and productive way to photo recovery on a Mac device using a data recovery tool. iBeesoft Mac data recovery is one of the most trusted and effective data recovery tools when we talk about recovering deleted photos or photos that cannot open on Mac. iBeesoft photos and videos recovery for Mac allow users to perform data recovery operations on internal and external hard drives connected with Mac. Follow the step-by-step guide provided below to learn data recovery on Mac with iBeesoft data recovery.
Step 1. Launch the macOS Photo Recovery
Install the iBeesoft photo recovery by downloading it from ibeesoft.com and launching it once the installation is complete.
Step 2 Select the Disk
At the start, it will require you to choose the disk volume or partition from where you want to recover the Mac data recovery and start scanning that volume.
Step 3 Preview and Recover Files on Mac
The scanning process will take some time to finish, and once completed, and you can preview files before saving them. Once you find your target file, click on it and hit “Recover” to keep them.
Since photography was discovered, people have been passionate and fascinated with taking and collecting pictures. Initially, photos were kept in physical forms such as shoeboxes and albums. Once it’s gone, there was no chance to get them back. But the time has changed, and all the photos are stored and taken digitally on electronic devices such as mobile phones and computers. Now users can hold a lot of images depending on the storage capacity of a computer or mobile phone. The memory can be extended as per need by inserting a memory card or attaching an external storage device with a mobile phone or computer respectively. This blog will teach you how to recover deleted photos and videos on Windows PC and Mac.
Part 1. How to Recover Deleted Photos and Videos on Windows PC
Windows PCs are widely used all around the globe by all kinds of users, and many users keep their photos and videos on hard disk drivers for saving and editing purposes. However, these photos and videos on Windows PC can be lost due to deletion, hard drive partition, computer system corruption, hard drive formatting, etc. Once these photos and videos lost, you must want to recover them as soon as possible. There are 2 ways to recover deleted photos and videos on Windows PC in the following for your reference.
Method #1. Restore Deleted Photos and Videos on Windows PC from Recycle Bin
Recycle Bin is the most convenient and reliable way to retrieve deleted photos in Windows 10. Whenever you delete any file from your computer, it directly goes to Recycle Bin. All the deleted files stay there and wait until you don’t empty your Recycle Bin. You can quickly restore these files by following the step-by-step guide provided below.
Step 1. Right-click on the Recycle Bin on your Windows PC and click on Open.
Step 2. Look for the Photos in Recycle Bin that have been deleted, and you can right-click on the photo and choose Restore from the list of options. The deleted photos and videos will be restored to the location from where they were deleted.
Method #2. Recover Deleted Photos and Videos on Windows PC with Data Recovery Software
If you have permanently deleted photos and videos on Windows PC, then you must use data recovery software for windows to recover the files. Only with the professional tool, it’s possible to recover deleted photos and videos on Windows PC. Here in this place we will use iBeesoft data recovery tool, which is easy to use. You can install it on all the latest Windows 11/10/8.1/7 to recover permanently deleted files.
This tool is really easy to use for all kinds of users, and anyone with very little or no technical knowledge can use this tool. Any data such as deleted photos/videos, images, audio, documents, and other kinds of data from internal and external data storage devices. Follow the step-by-step guide below to learn how to recover deleted photos and videos on Windows PC with the iBeesoft data recovery tool.
Step 1. Install the iBeesoft Data Recovery for Windows
iBeesoft data recovery tool is free to use, and you can download it by clicking on the download button on ibeesoft.com. After that, install it on your computer once the downloading is finished, and you can follow the manual instructions provided in the installation setup. It supports all the versions of Windows OS, and once it’s installed, you can scan and recover deleted files.
Step 2. Scan Storage Partition
Launch the iBeesoft data recovery on your computer and ask you to choose the partition you want to scan. Choose the section where files were deleted and start scanning.
Step 3. Preview and Recovery Files
The scanning process takes some time, and when the scanning is done, you will be able to view all the restored files, and iBeesoft provides you an option that allows a user to preview the file before restoring them. Preview the files and which files you were looking for, click on them and save them to your computer.
Note: Please remember that you should not save the file on the same drive from where it’s recovered as it decreases the data recovery rate.
Part 2. How to Recover Deleted Photos and Videos on Mac.
Mac users who accidentally delete photos or videos can recover deleted photos and videos. There are several methods that Mac users can apply to overcome the data loss scenario. We have provided two ways that you can follow in the below section.
Method #1. Restore Delete Photos and Videos from Mac Trash Can
The photos that you have recently deleted may be available in your Trash. Follow the steps below on how you can restore deleted photos and videos from Mac Trash Can.
Step 1. Look for the Trash icon on your Mac, click to open it, and look for your files.
Step 2. If you have found your deleted files in Trash, click on that file, and from the list of options, click on “Put Back” to put your files back in the original location from where they were deleted.
Method #2. Retrieve Deleted Photos and Videos from Mac Time Machine
Method 2 involves the usage of a feature of Mac that is known as Time Machine. By using the Time Machine feature but for this purpose, you should need first to have a Time Machine backup created. If you have made a backup, then follow the steps provided below.
Step 1. First of all, connect the backup device that contains the Time Machine backup with your Mac.
Step 2. Launch a Finder which displays the storage location where the lost data was stored. Launch the Time Machine by clicking on the Time Machine icon in the menu and choosing Enter Time Machine.
Step 3. Time Machine will display all available backups and click on the latest backup date.
Step 4. Now go to the Picture Folder, look for your Photo Library backup, and choose it.
Step 5. Click on the Restore button to recover the deleted photos and wait until the restoring process is not finished. This will take some time, depending on the size volume of data. Finally, open the Photos App to access the deleted photos that are now recovered.
Method #3. Recover Deleted Photos and Videos on Mac with Mac Data Recovery Software
This is the far most reliable and productive way to photo recovery on a Mac device using a data recovery tool. iBeesoft Mac data recovery is one of the most trusted and effective data recovery tools when we talk about recovering deleted photos or photos that cannot open on Mac. iBeesoft photos and videos recovery for Mac allow users to perform data recovery operations on internal and external hard drives connected with Mac. Follow the step-by-step guide provided below to learn data recovery on Mac with iBeesoft data recovery.
Step 1. Launch the macOS Photo Recovery
Install the iBeesoft photo recovery by downloading it from ibeesoft.com and launching it once the installation is complete.
Step 2 Select the Disk
At the start, it will require you to choose the disk volume or partition from where you want to recover the Mac data recovery and start scanning that volume.
Step 3 Preview and Recover Files on Mac
The scanning process will take some time to finish, and once completed, and you can preview files before saving them. Once you find your target file, click on it and hit “Recover” to keep them.
