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Restoring deleted photos in the Photos app on Mac OS is quite simple, but there are some limitations, such as not allowing the recovery of photo or video files through the app itself.
Access the Recently Deleted folder and Recover Deleted Photos in the Photos App on Mac OS X
Step 1: Open the Photos application on your Mac OS X if it's not already open.
Step 2: Select File, then choose Show Recently Deleted to access the Recently Deleted folder containing recently deleted videos and photos.
Step 3: Choose the photos or videos you want to restore, making sure the selected photos and videos have a green checkmark icon to indicate that they've been selected.
Step 4: Click the Recover button at the top right corner of the Photos app window to restore the photos and bring them back to their original location.
Step 5: Upon completing the process, click on the Photos tab or Album to exit the Recently Deleted folder.
Follow the steps above if you need to restore deleted photos in the Photos application on Mac OS. If you pay attention, you'll notice a countdown timer below the thumbnail image, indicating the remaining days before the photo is permanently deleted from the Photos app. This is also the grace period for users to restore photos without relying on Time Machine backups or other backup methods.
A limitation of restoring deleted photos in the Photos application is that you'll need to estimate the time required for restoration. Photos will be permanently deleted after 30 days from the deletion date to free up storage space.
Additionally, you can also restore photos deleted from the iPhoto or Aperture photo libraries imported into the Photos app, although these photos will need to be removed from the Photos app.
The Photos app on iPhone and iPad also provides an option to restore deleted photos similar to the Photos app on Mac OS X.
If the Photos app cannot find the files you want to restore, you can seek assistance from third-party apps such as Recuva for Mac to perform photo data recovery on your Mac to restore deleted photos.
Above is the method to restore deleted photos in the Photos app on Mac OS X. Hopefully, after reading this article, readers will have additional useful information to restore photos or recover deleted files on their Mac OS X.
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