iPhoto Recovery: How to Recover Deleted Photos in iPhoto Library

Can I Undelete Lost Photos from the iPhoto Library on Mac?

A moment ago, when I was editing photos in iPhoto library, my MacBook suddenly shut down. When I restarted it, I realized that all photos in my iPhoto library were disappeared. I didn't know what happened, but I really need my photos back. Can somebody tell me how to recover iPhoto library photos? Best regards.

Frankly speaking, iPhoto library photos can be lost due to accidental deletion, iPhoto library corruption, unknowing formatting of Mac partition/volume, system errors, or emptied iPhoto trash among other reasons. If you have another iPhoto library backup on your Mac, you can retrieve lost photos from it. Otherwise, you need to get an iPhoto recovery utility to help you. Here I would like to recommend three methods to help you recover photos from iPhoto library.

• Method 1: Recover deleted iPhoto photos with iPhoto recovery software
• Method 2. Recover iPhoto library from trash
• Method 3. Rebuild iPhoto library

Method 1: Recover deleted iPhoto photos with iPhoto recovery software

To recover deleted photos in iPhoto, I would like to recommend Wondershare Data Recovery for Mac, a capable iPhoto recovery program that is able to recover the iPhoto library as well as perform iPhoto trash recovery. No matter how photos were lost from your iPhoto library, you can get them back in a few clicks with this tool. Download the trail version below.

Note: It is highly suggested to install the program in another partition of your Mac so as to avoid data overwriting.

Step 1. Choose a file type to restore iPhoto

With Wondershare Data Recovery, you can select all fil types to start, or select the specify file type. To recover deleted photos in iPhoto, please select "Photo" first.

Step 2. Scan the location of the iPhoto library for lost photos

Now you just need to select the partition that you set your iPhoto library in, and click “Start” to begin scanning for lost photos.

Note: If it’s the partition formatting that`s causing the issue, please go to "Deep Scan" after a quick scan.

Step 3. Recover lost photos from the iPhoto library

Found files will be displayed to the left of the window, and you will be able to preview found photos. Then you just need to select your lost photos and click “Recover” to save them back to your Mac.

Note: Please do not keep the recovered photos in the original partition.

Method 2. Recover iPhoto library from trash

If your photos were accidentally dragged to the iPhoto trash and you could not drag them back to Mac desktop, you can go to your iPhoto trash, select those deleted photos and right click to select "Restore to iPhoto Library". Your iPhoto trash photos will be retrieved easily. If this method does not help, Wondershare Mac Data Recovery can assist you.

Method 3. Rebuild iPhoto library

First, quit iPhoto and re-open it. Press and hold the Command and Option keys when you click on the iPhoto icon. A dialog box will appear with rebuild options. Choose the options that you would like to use to rebuild the iPhoto library.