How to Recover Deleted Photos on Mac After 30 Days | Recover Permanently Deleted Photos

How to recover deleted photos on Mac after 30 days? This article introduces 3 practical ways to recover permanently deleted photos on Mac: EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac, iCloud, and Time Machine.

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Loss of data on Mac can be a frustrating experience, especially if the photos that recorded the moment are accidentally deleted. These situations often happen.

If you find a deleted photo in time, then you can save it from permanent deletion from the Recently Deleted album or the Mac Trash bin. However, both of them cannot save the deleted files over 30 days. How to recover deleted photos on Mac after 30 days?

This article will tell you how to resolve the situation, which means how to recover permanently deleted photos on Mac.

Can I Recover the Deleted Photos on Mac After 30 Days

Before learning how to recover deleted photos on Mac after 30 days, you should understand where the deleted photos go on Mac. By default, they will be moved to the Recently Deleted photos on Mac or the Trash bin and remain for 30 days, in which time you can restore them easily.

But after 30 days, the deleted photos will be permanently deleted, and you can't recover them by the "Restore" feature in the Recently Deleted album or the "Put Back" feature in the Trash bin.

how to find recently deleted folder on macOS

Is it possible to recover photos deleted 30 days ago? Sure, read on to learn 3 proven methods.

Fix 1. Recover Permanently Deleted Photos on Mac Using Software

The most effective and direct way to recover deleted files on Mac is through professional data recovery software, such as EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac, which can help you recover the deleted photos on Mac after 30 days.

The EaseUS data recovery tool can recover deleted files on Mac without Time Machine or iCloud backups. Its easy-to-use interface helps people without any computer experience restore their deleted data quickly.

Apart from recovering deleted photos on Mac, the EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac can:

Check out the following three steps to recover deleted photos on your Mac:

Note: You can create a backup by clicking the "Disk Backup" on the left first and then recover from the backup image, it can prevent further damage to the photos in Mac Library, making it safer and more reliable.

Step 1. Search for lost photos

Launch EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac, hover the mouse over the system drive where the Photos Library is, and click "Search for lost files".

select a location and scan for lost Mac pictures

Step 2. Find pictures from the library

After finishing the scan, click "Photos" under the "Path" tab. All your lost photos will list here.

select the photos from Mac library

Step 3. Recover photos from the library

Double-click to preview the photo, select the right one and click "Recover" to save the images to another secure location on your Mac.

recover lost photos from Mac library

Fix 2. Recover Deleted Photos on Mac After 30 Days with iCloud

In addition to using professional data recovery software, you can also recover permanently deleted photos on Mac from backups. Among Mac backup tools, the most common one is iCloud.

Check out the following steps to recover your deleted photos over 30 days from iCloud backups:

Step 1. Click "System Settings" from the Apple menu at the top.

Step 2. Select "iCloud > iCloud Drive" and turn on the "Sync this Mac" option.

Step 3. Open "Finder" and click "iCloud Drive" in the sidebar to view your files and folders.

Step 4. Find the photos you want to restore and download them from iCloud Drive.

download now in iCloud Drive

It's worth noting that this method has an obvious limitation: you must have automatically or manually backed up the permanently deleted photos on your Mac; otherwise, you won't be able to restore them from iCloud.

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Fix 3. Recover Deleted Photos on Mac After 30 Days with Time Machine

Time Machine is a built-in backup tool on macOS that can restore Mac from Time Machine and recover files that have been deleted 30 days ago. Check out the following steps:

Step 1. Click "System Preference" from the Apple menu bar and open the Time Machine option.

Step 2. Check the "Check Show Time Machine in the menu bar" option in the Time Machine window.

Check Show Time Machine in the menu bar

Step 3. Enter the Time Machine by clicking its icon on the top menu, and all your previous backups will display on your Mac.

Select Time Machine

Step 4. Find the deleted photos' original location, choose the backup, and click "Restore" to get them back.

Then how do you restore your Time Machine backup if it's been accidentally deleted? This article will answer this question.

recover deleted time machine backup

Proven Ways | Recover Deleted Time Machine Backup

This article discusses how to recover deleted Time Machine backup on Mac. Read more >>

Conclusion

When you delete photos on Mac, the deleted photos will move to the Recently Deleted album or the Trash bin and be stored there for 30 days. You can restore the deleted photos within 30 days easily.

But after 30 days of deletion, the deleted photos will be permanently deleted. You should use the professional photo recovery software, EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac, to restore the permanently deleted photos.

How to Recover Deleted Photos on Mac After 30 Days FAQs

Here are questions people frequently ask when they search for how to recover deleted photos on Mac after 30 days. Take a look:

1. Can you recover permanently deleted photos after 30 days?

Yes. If you have backed up these deleted photos in Time Machine, iCloud, or any other storage drive, you can restore them easily. However, if you deleted photos without any backup, don't worry! Using EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac, a powerful and trusted photo recovery tool, to recover permanently deleted photos after 30 days.

2. How do I recover permanently deleted photos from my Mac?

There are only 2 methods to recover permanently deleted photos: using a backup or using a photo recovery tool. The limitation of restoring deleted photos from a backup is that you must have made a backup before deleting them. If not, don't worry; you can find many photo recovery tools, such as Reliable EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac.

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Updated by Cedric

Cedric Grantham is a senior editor and data recovery specialist of EaseUS. He mainly writes articles and how-to tips about data recovery on PC and Mac. He has handled 10,000+ data recovery cases and is good at data recovery of NTFS, FAT (FAT32 and ExFAT) file systems, and RAID structure reorganization.

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