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Updated on May 30, 2025
Ellinor_William
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May 30, 2025 at 4:43 am
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My pictures were deleted from my mac.

I accidentally deleted some important pictures from my MacBook Pro running macOS Ventura. They’re not in the Trash or Photos app recently deleted folder. I didn’t use Time Machine. Is there any way to recover these photos using software or Terminal commands?

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OliviaJames
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June 30, 2025 at 5:42 am

If the photos aren’t in Trash or Recently Deleted and you didn’t use Time Machine, your best shot is third-party data recovery software before the deleted data gets overwritten.

Apps like Stellar Data Recovery, Disk Drill, or PhotoRec can scan your Mac’s drive for recoverable files—just avoid saving or installing anything on the internal drive to prevent data overwrite. Terminal doesn’t have native tools for deep file recovery, so you’ll need to rely on software. For best results, install the recovery tool on a separate external drive, scan your Mac from there, and check if your pictures show up in the scan preview

Mack
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May 30, 2025 at 4:47 am

Sometimes deleted files aren’t actually erased but hidden. You can try:
sudo find / -name “*.jpg” 2>/dev/null

Or, you can check your iCloud backup.

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