How to Recover Deleted Images from Canon IXUS?

“Hi friends, I have a serious issue with my Canon IXUS digital camera. The photos which I had captured on my Canon IXUS camera were accidentally deleted by a friend. I forgot to take backup of those deleted images and I haven’t taken any new pic with this camera. Is there any solution for recovering the deleted pictures from Canon IXUS digital camera? I will be very thankful, if someone could help me to fix this problem.”

Photos captured by Canon IXUS camera are commonly saved in storage memory card. However, images stored on Canon IXUS camera memory card can be easily deleted or lost due to diverse reasons like above. For some or other reasons, Canon IXUS photos can also become inaccessible

Causes behind deletion of photos from Canon IXUS digital camera:

  • Accidental deletion of pictures from Canon IXUS camera by pressing “Delete All” button
  • Capturing photos from Canon IXUS camera during low battery leads to picture deletion
  • • Canon IXUS memory card formatting or error message can erase images stored in it or makes it inaccessible
  • Frequently using same Canon IXUS memory card on different digital camera leads photo deletion
  • Improper removal of memory card from Canon IXUS camera during read / write process can erase the pictures saved on it

You can easily retrieve pictures that are accidentally deleted from Canon IXUS camera using backup of those deleted image files. If you don’t have backup file or backup file is lost, then you must opt for any of the third party photo recovery application to retrieve back your valuable images back on Canon IXUS digital camera. Yodot Mac Photo Recovery is one of the preeminent recovery software that will help you recover your precious photos from Canon IXUS digital camera.

Canon IXUS Photo Recovery tool:

Yodot Mac Photo Recovery software is the best solution for people who have deleted or lost their photos from Canon IXUS digital camera and willing to retrieve them back. Apart from Canon IXUS, it also recovers deleted or lost photos and videos from various digital camera brands such as Nikon, Panasonic, Kodak, Samsung, Sony, Olympus, LG, etc. This software is a read-only application that doesn’t modify or deleted the images while extracting files from storage media. This tool supports recovery of RAW digital image file formats like NEF, CR2, CRW, DNG, ARW, SR2, MRW, DCR, MOS, PXN, ORF, KDC, RAF, ARI, R3D, MEF, and more. Adding to this, it will support all Mac OS X operating systems such as Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Lion and Mac OS X Mountain Lion.

Procedure for recovering deleted pictures from Canon IXUS:

  • First connect your Canon IXUS digital camera to the Mac system via USB port
  • Then download and install Yodot Mac Photo Recovery in that Mac OS X computer
  • Run the application and follow recovery procedure displayed on screen
  • In main screen you will find two options i.e. “Deleted Photo Recovery” and “Lost Photo Recovery”
  • Select “Deleted Photo Recovery” option to recover deleted photos from Canon IXUS camera
  • After this, the software will scan entire computer and shows all volumes present in the system including your Canon IXUS camera
  • Select Canon IXUS digital camera volume from which you need to restore the pictures and click on “Next“ option
  • The software scans selected Canon IXUS volume and displays all recovered images in “Data View” and “File Type View”
  • You can also preview your recovered photos by using “Preview” option
  • At last save the recovered pictures to selected volume on Mac computer(Not on the same digital camera)

Useful Tips:

  • Avoid capturing photos or videos while from your Canon IXUS camera when it is running on low battery
  • Frequently don’t use same Canon IXUS camera memory card in different digital cameras
  • Better avoid connecting your Canon IXUS digital camera to virus infected Mac computer

Other Popular Software

Yodot Photo Recovery (Windows)

Recover and restore deleted photos lost from your digital camera memory card or the images from your Windows PC. The software can recover all popular image types including popular audio and video files.

Yodot Mac File Recovery

The only undelete application for Mac that can recover deleted files from HFS+, HFSX partitions on Mac. The software also has the ability to recover lost files using RAW signature method.