Photos are very precious items, which we cherish throughout our lives. This is because, the photos would have captured a special moment, or a funny incident which we might never have the opportunity to see again. Such photos are usually very close to our heart, and losing them would bring about great sadness. But all is not gone, and we can still get back what we lost or deleted, by taking certain quick but careful steps.

Mac does offer an in-built tool for preventing data loss known as Time Machine, but this is just a quick backup tool, and not a recovery tool. In cases, where the necessary backup has not been taken, or the backup file is not updated, critical situations may arise, leading to permanent loss of data.

The first thing to do, is to stay calm, and avoid trying any “Do it yourself” methods, as this may lead to more disastrous consequences. The next precaution that you must take, is to make sure, that you stop using the camera, remove the flash memory card from it, seal it, and store it separately. Now, get yourself a good photo recovery software, that lets you recover digital photos.

Download and install REMO Recover (Mac) Media Edition software on another healthy machine, and connect the affected drive as a slave to this machine. Recover digital photos from the affected drive using this healthy machine.

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