How to Recover Old iPhoto Library Photos on Mac OS X?

“Hi everyone, couple of days ago I had imported some essential photos to iPhoto library on my Mac machine. Before importing I had removed some old pictures to free up space and emptied the old content in iPhoto library trash. Later I realized that I had removed about 20GB of old crucial images stored in my iPhoto library. Now, I am truly in terrible condition. Can anyone please suggest possible solution to me? Thanks in advance for your valuable point in time.”

Many users experience loss or deletion of significant images from an old iPhoto library and it really makes your situation miserable.

Look at some common scenarios in which photos are lost or erased from old iPhoto library:

  • Any disruptions during importing images to old iPhoto library
  • Unintentionally formatting system drive may erase entire data along with old iPhoto library folder saved in it
  • Any obstacles during synchronization of iPhoto library between Mac/Digital gadgets may erase pictures from iPhoto library
  • Unidentified system errors on Mac computer may remove pictures saved on iPhoto library
  • File system corruption of iPhoto library application and many

Actually, there are different versions of iPhoto and they run on various versions of Mac OS X. The issues vary depending on the version of iPhoto and the version of Mac OS X. Use Yodot Mac Photo Recovery software that will help you to recover images from old as well as latest iPhoto library on Mac OS X.

Significance of Yodot tool:

Yodot Mac Photo Recovery tool finely extracts iPhoto pictures missing after import or upgrade of any application or OS X itself. Its progressive scanning technique restores variety of media file formats such as image files, video files, RAW digital images and music files with quick scan. Along with old images from iPhoto library this application can restore media files from system drive, memory card, thumb drive, Fire Wire drive, iPod and some other digital storage devices. This utility is compatible with Mac versions like Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion), Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks), Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) and EI Capitan. To download demo version click on below link. The trial version provides Save Recovery Session option to avoid re-scan after purchasing license key.

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How to employ Yodot application?

  • Run Yodot Mac Photo Recovery application on your Mac machine
  • Click on “Deleted Photo Recovery” button to restore erased pictures from your old iPhoto library; else click for ‘Lost Photo Recovery’
  • Further, in displayed list of drives click on drive/volume which contains iPhoto library and click “next” to start scan
  • After successful completion of scan, you can sort retrieved files in two views like “Data View” and “File Type view”
  • Later, click on “Preview” button to check for your confirmation about restored images
  • Finally save retrieved photos on target destination by purchasing product key

Useful information:

  • Do not abruptly eject camera or any external storage device while moving images to iPhoto library
  • Keep backup of vital images from iPhoto folder to avoid data loss

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