How to Recover Photos on Iphoto Library on Mac?

Updated on June 15, 2021

If you are looking to recover lost photos on your iPhoto library, then this article is for you. This article has every manual method to recover photos from iphoto library. If you have already tried manual methods, you can directly go ahead and recover lost iphoto library using Remo Mac Photo Recovery Software. Download and try the tool for free now

iPhoto library is an application that contains all your photos organized into a single space. If you have accidentally deleted or lost your iPhoto library, in this article below you will learn 4 effective solutions on how to recover them effortlessly.

Data loss could occur due to various scenarios like accidental deletion during transferring photos or due to a corrupt iPhoto library. Irrespective of how you have lost your photos from iPhoto library they can still be recovered easily. Read the below mentioned solutions to know more on how to recover photos from iPhoto library

How to Restore Photos from the iPhoto library?

To recover photos from your iPhoto library, follow the solutions provided in the section below

  • Recover iPhoto library using Time Machine
  • Recover photo through recently deleted folder
  • Restore hidden photos from iPhoto library

Recover iPhoto Library using Time Machine

Time Machine is a Mac backup program which can be used to backup any mac data. By using this application, you can effortlessly recover any lost data on macOS. However, this method will only work if you have backup. Follow the steps mentioned below to recover an iPhoto library using a time machine.

  • Connect your Time Machine drive to Mac and run Time Machine from System Preference.
  • Scroll the timeline on the right side, click the desired backup (the date of your last backup).
  • Navigate to the backup of your iPhoto library (by default, your iPhoto Library located in "Home/Pictures/iPhoto Library” folder), click to select it and click Restore to retrieve your data.

Check the Recently Deleted folders

In some cases, the photos missing from Mac are stored in the Recently Deleted folder. To check this folder,

  • Go to Photos folder and click on Albums tab
  • Find the Recently Deleted folder under Other Albums
  • If you find your photos here, just tap on it and click Recover

Your missing photos will be back in no time. If you don't find it here, check if the photos are hidden as explained in the next step.

Check if photos are hidden?

  • Go to the Photos folder and click on Albums tab
  • Scroll all the way down and click on Hidden

If you find your photos here, just tap the Unhide button and recover iPhoto library photos.

If all the above methods have not worked out for you then, we recommend you to make use of reliable photo recovery software like Remo Recover Mac. The software is capable of recovering lost or deleted from the iPhoto library.

Remo Recover Mac to Recover iPhoto library

  • Recover all types of deleted photos like JPEG, JPG, PNG, PSD, TIFF, GIF ad RAW (CR2, CRW, ARW, SR2, KDC, K25, DCR) formats
  • Perform video file recovery as well as audio file recovery
  • Recover photos from storage devices like SD cards, USB sticks, external hard drives and iPods
  • Use it on any Mac OS version including MacOS Big Sur, Catalina, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Mavericks, Leopard, Snow Leopard (64-bit), Lion, Mountain Lion or earlier versions

How to Recover an iPhoto Library?

  • Step 1: Download Remo Mac Photo Recovery Tool and install it on your Mac device. Launch the application to open main screen and select Recover Photos followed by selecting Recover Lost Photos option.
  • Step 2: The application will display connected storage devices and volumes on your Mac. Select the volume from where you need to restore pictures.
  • Step 3: After successful completion of scan, the list of recoverable files is displayed and you can view the files using Preview option.
  • Step 4: Select the desired location to save your recovered files. Purchase the license key and hit on Save button.

Conclusion

The whole article summarizes on how to recover an iPhoto library with multiple solutions. For any further queries or any scenario related to iPhoto application you can refer to iPhoto library crashing to understand various scenarios for data loss and recovery.

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