Recover Deleted Photos from Canon Camera [2 Solutions for Mac Users]

How to recover deleted photos from Canon cameras? In this article, you will learn two methods. The quickest solution is to recover deleted photos from Canon cameras with EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac. You can restore the Time Machine backups or iCloud backups on Mac if you have backups.

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Recover Deleted Photos from Canon Camera Is Possible

Recover deleted photos from Canon cameras on Mac is possible, and you can perform a Canon photo recovery on Mac. When you delete photos on the Canon camera, you just delete the "Key" to find your photos. The photo data is still on your Canon camera's SD card or memory card. And sometimes, you find the photos on the camera are disappear suddenly for no reason, which may because your SD card is damaged or corrupted.

How to recover deleted photos from Canon cameras? You can recover deleted photos with the best SD card recovery software for Mac. Before that, here are two tips for you to increase your photo recovery chances:

  1. 1. Stop using the Canon camera. Do not take pictures and videos with your Canon camera, which will overwrite the SD card and cause permanent data loss.
  2. 2. Back up the Canon camera photos to the local PC or cloud storage device. If your Canon SD card is corrupted, you need to back up the Canon camera SD card to avoid data loss in the future.

We will introduce two solutions to recover deleted photos from Canon cameras. You can check the first method if you don't have any backups.

1. How to Recover Deleted Photos from Canon Camera with Software

No matter if you deleted photos on Canon cameras or lost photos while transferring the Canon camera photos, you can recover deleted photos from SD card on Mac with a fabulous photo recovery software – EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac.

To help you know what can EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac do for help, we list three highlights here:

Click the download button and install this Canon camera recovery software on the Mac. Then you can follow the steps below to recover deleted photos from Canon cameras on Mac.

Step 1. Select the SD card

  • Correctly connect your memory card to your Mac. Launch EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac.
  • Go to "SD Card Recovery", find your Canon/Nikon/Go Pro/DJI/Sony SD card, and click "Search for lost files".

Note: Before data recovery, you'd better click "Disk Backup" from the left sidebar to create a backup of your SD card to avoid further data loss. After backing up the SD card, the software can recover data from your SD card backup, and you can remove the SD card and use it again.

select a location and scan for lost SD card data

Step 2. Filter lost SD card data

After the scan, all files will be presented in the left panel in the scan results. Find wanted photos, videos, and other files.

filter lost data on your SD card

Step 3. Preview and recover data

Preview the SD card data and select the wanted files. Then, click the "Recover" button. Don't save the recoverable files to the SD card itself in case of data overwriting.

recover data from SD card Mac

2. Recover Deleted Photos from Canon Camera with Backups

Most Canon camera users will back up the photos to a local Mac or external hard drive in case of data loss. Suppose you don't have any Canon photo backups. In that case, you should return to the first method and recover deleted photos from the Canon camera on Mac with EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac.

If you have backed up the Canon camera on Mac with Time Machine, you can restore deleted photos with Mac Time Machine backups.

Step 1. Make use of macOS Spotlight to look for Mac Time Machine. You may launch this program by clicking it.

Step 2. Time Machine is an effective tool, and you may choose the backups on several dates if Time Machine backs up your Mac automatically.

select the time machine disk to find deleted canon photos

Step 3. You may locate the Recover button within the window after selecting all the necessary Canon camera photos from the Time Machine backups.

retrieve canon photos with time machine

If you have Canon camera backups in iCloud, follow the steps below:

Step 1. Log in iCloud with your Apple ID on the iCloud website.

Step 2. Find the Account Settings under the icon of your account.

log in iCloud and click account settings

Step 3. Click on Restore Files from the Advanced menu.

click to restore Sketch files from iCloud

Step 4. Then, you can select Canon camera photos and restore them.

Conclusion

The best solution to recover deleted photos from Canon cameras is downloading a handy recovery program – EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac. If you have recent Canon backups, you can restore the backups and get back the deleted photos. If you don't have any Canon backups, click the download button to get this functional recovery software today!

Recover Deleted Photos from Canon Camera FAQs

Do you want to know more about recovering deleted photos from a Canon camera? Here are four questions to help you learn more:

What is the best Canon photo recovery software for Mac?

Here are eight Canon photo recovery software we have tested and want to recommend:

  1. 1. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac
  2. 2. Recoverit for Mac
  3. 3. Data Rescue 6
  4. 4. PhotoRec
  5. 5. Disk Drill
  6. 6. Stellar Data Recovery for Mac
  7. 7. DM Disk Editor and Data Recovery Software
  8. 8. AnyRecover for Mac

How to recover deleted photos from a Canon camera on Mac?

You can recover deleted photos from a Canon camera on Mac with EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac.

  1. 1. Download and install the software, and remove the SD card from your Canon camera.
  2. 2. Launch EaseUS recovery software and select the Canon camera SD card to scan.
  3. 3. Select the deleted photos from the Canon camera and recover them.

Does a Canon camera have a recycle bin option?

When you delete photos on Mac, the photos will be moved to Mac Trash immediately. You can recover the deleted photos any time when they are in the Trash bin. But Canon cameras do not have an option like that, and the photo you deleted on Canon cameras should be recovered with data recovery software.

Is it free to recover deleted photos from Canon cameras?

If you are a computer expert, you can easily get back the deleted photos from Canon cameras. If you are just a general user, you can download EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac, and every user will have 2GB of free recovery storage.

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Dany is an editor of EaseUS who lives and works in Chengdu, China. She focuses on writing articles about data recovery on Mac devices and PCs. She is devoted to improving her writing skills and enriching her professional knowledge. Dany also enjoys reading detective novels in her spare time.

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