Tips & Tricks  •   February 25, 2020

As we all know that Apple provides an iPhoto library on Mac of users to store their beloved photos. Sometimes, Mac users may accidentally deleted the iPhoto library app or the photos in the library as well. There are many situations that can cause this accidental deleting photo on Mac device.

One of the most common experiences faced by any Mac users is accidental shutdown, and photos are lost without a backup. You can refer to the below situation for more understanding:

‘One weekend when I was looking at my photos in iPhoto Library, my Mac device suddenly shut down. I quickly restart my Macbook, and I shocked that my photos are lost from my iPhoto Library! I tried to look for the photos, but I couldn’t find it anymore. I don’t know what happened, but all the lost photos are crucial to me. How can I recover deleted or lost photos from iPhoto Library on Mac?’

Don’t worry if you encountered a similar situation above! We will show you the effective methods to recover your deleted photos from iPhoto Library with Bitwar Data Recovery for Mac.

Solution 1: Recover Deleted Photos from iPhoto Trash on Mac

Most of the time, photos that are deleted from the iPhoto Library will be moved directly to iPhoto Trash. Therefore, Mac users can first try to restore the deleted photo from the iPhoto Trash. However, if you accidentally dragged or put the photo into the iPhoto Trash and you couldn’t drag it back, you should restore using iPhoto recovery.

Follow the simple guided tutorial below for iPhoto Trash Recovery:

Besides that, there is an option called Recently Deleted in iPhoto Library on Mac. If the photo couldn’t found in the iPhoto Trash, you can go to the Recently Deleted folder to look for it.

Step 1: Launch iPhoto, then select the Albums menu, you can see the Recently Deleted trash icon.

Step 2: Click the Recently Deleted trash icon and Select the photo to Recover back to iPhoto Library.

Solution 3: Recover Deleted iPhoto Library Photo with Data Recovery Tool

Bitwar Data Recovery for Mac offers straightforward steps that can easily follow up.

Follow the simple steps given below to recover photos.

Step 1: Download Bitwar Data Recovery Software on your macOS from https://www.365datarecovery.com, and install it on your computer.

Step 2: Select the Hard drive and press on the Next button to continue.

Step 3: Select the Scan Mode and press Next. We suggest selecting Quick Scan first, if your files cannot be found using this mode then choose Deep Scan option.

Step 4: Choose the File Types you want to restore. Then, click on Next.

Step 5: Preview the files or data that are needed and click on Recover to start recovery.

Solution 4: Recover Photos with Time Machine Backup

Time Machine is a backup program developed by Apple, which can help Mac users to retrieve lost photos without third-party software. Suppose that when you are deleting the photos and Time Machine is still running, most likely, you can restore the deleted photos with the Time Machine!

Step 1: Connect the Time Machine drive to Mac and keep it connected.

Step 2: Go to Finder to open the Pictures Folder and select the iPhoto library.

Step 3: Enter Time Machine in the Dock or Application folder. Then, click the Desired Backup File according to the time you lost the photo.

Step 4: Navigate to save iPhoto Library at a Desired Location on the hard drive.

Step 5: Lastly, select the photo and click Restore to recover the photo.

Solution 5: Perform iPhoto Library First Aid

Apple industry helps Mac users to overcome this problem by developing First Aid to help users to repair their iPhoto library. It can be a helpful and easy way to get back a deleted photo from iPhoto Library.

Step 1: Go and find the iPhoto app in the Application folder on the Dock.

Step 2. Then, press the Command + Option keys on the keyboard and double-click on the iPhoto icon.

Step 3: The Repair Library window will appear and click on Repair and confirm the action.

Please check your iPhoto Library for the deleted photo when the action is completed.