The most brilliant way to recover iMovie projects on a Mac is by applying EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac. And you can also recover iMovie projects from Trash, Library, iMovie backups, and Time Machine backups. Reading this article to learn more.
iMovie is an excellent application that can help Mac users create and edit cinema-quality videos. Users are available to attach music, descriptions, and other clips to the video, and sometimes the video you crafted may be deleted or unsaved due to the following reasons:
It isn't very pleasant to lose your iMovie projects which you spend time and money creating, but you are here at the right place. We will introduce five available solutions to recover iMovie projects on a Mac.
The first solution we recommend is recovering iMovie projects on a Mac with data recovery software. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac will be a good choice for Mac users.
We have listed the highlights of this Mac video recovery tool to help you learn more about it:
Here is a tutorial with pictures, and you can follow the steps and recover iMovie projects on a Mac.
Note: You can create a backup of your Mac by clicking the "Disk Backup" on the left first. The software will recover the deleted files from the backup image. It can prevent further damage to your disk and data, making it safer and more reliable.
Step 1. Select the location and scan
Launch EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac and choose the disk where you lost data. Then, click "Search for lost files" to start scanning.
Step 2. Filter and preview lost files
After the scan, use the file format filter on the left or upper right corner to find the deleted files you need.
Step 3. Recover lost data or files
You can double-click a file to preview its content, or choose multiple files to recover them at once. Click "Recover" to restore the lost data to a local or cloud drive.
If you accidentally delete your iMovie projects with the Move to Trash shortcut or click the "Move to Trash" option, you can recover deleted iMovie projects on a Mac from Trash. (You should return to the first method if you already have empty Trash on Mac.)
Step 1. Open the Trash folder on your Mac from your desktop.
Step 2. All the recently deleted files will show up in the Trash folder.
Step 3. Select the deleted iMovie project and right-click it.
Step 4. Choose "Put Back" to recover the deleted iMovie project on a Mac.
Sometimes after the latest macOS update, your iMovie project will be moved to another folder but still in your iMovie Library. So you should check your iMovie Library and recover your iMovie projects.
Step 1. Click "Go" from the Apple menu bar and choose "Home".
Step 2. Open the "Movies" folder on Mac.
Step 3. You can find your iMovie files with ".imovielibrary". Right-click it and choose "Show Package Contents".
Step 4. Please scroll down to see the wanted iMovie projects and recover them.
iMovie application will automatically save your project and keep iMovie backups in the Library folder. Here is a guide to help you find the iMovie backup folder.
Step 1. Click "Go" from the Apple menu bar and choose "Library".
Step 2. You can follow this path to find iMovie backups: Go/Home/Library/Containers/com.apple.iMovieApp/Data/Library/Caches/iMovie Backups
Step 3. Find and open the target iMovie project. If you cannot find your files here, try to find them with Time Machine.
Many Mac users will back up Mac data with Mac Time Machine to avoid data loss. If you fail to find wanted iMovie projects in the iMovie backup folder, you may restore from Time Machine backup.
Step 1. Click "System Preferences".
Step 2. Access Time Machine on your Mac.
Step 3. Make sure "Show Time Machine in the menu bar" is checked, and you can enter Time Machine from the menu bar.
Step 4. Then you can restore deleted iMovie projects from Time Machine backup.
After learning the five available methods to recover iMovie projects on a Mac, we hope you have already returned your lost files. To avoid data loss while using iMovie or other applications, we recommend downloading EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac now.
Have more questions about recovering iMovie projects on a Mac? Don't worry! We list four questions and answers below to help you learn more.
Is there a way to recover deleted iMovie projects without the software?
You have four ways to recover deleted iMovie projects on a Mac without the software:
Can I recover deleted iMovie projects on macOS Ventura?
You can recover deleted files on macOS Ventura with four methods:
Where are iMovie backups stored?
iMovie application will store all the backups in the iMovie backup folder. How can you find this backup folder? Follow this path, and you can find your iMovie backups: Go/Home/Library/Containers/com.apple.iMovieApp/Data/Library/Caches/iMovie Backups.
Why are my iMovie projects disappear on my Mac?
The following reasons can cause iMovie projects to disappear on your Mac:
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