Can I repair corrupted photos Mac? You will learn five simple methods to fix photo corruption issues on Mac, and you won't want to miss it! Keep reading the whole passage to learn more information.
Photos always store precious memories and essential data. Accidental issues may happen when you are downloading, previewing, transferring, editing, or saving photos. You may lose important photos, or the photos may be corrupted/damaged. What causes photo corruption on Mac? Let us check some reasons before learning how to repair corrupted photos Mac:
In this passage, you have more than one solution to repair a corrupted photo Mac, and you can check out the following table:
Methods | Editor's Review | Needs | Difficulty |
🎖️Repair with Software | Corrupted photos can be repaired automatically with professional photo repair software. And this is the most straightforward way. | Internet connection and enough storage space. | Simple |
🌐Update Photos App | If your Photos app cannot open the photos on Mac, you should check whether the application is outdated. | Stable internet connection | Simple |
📑Reopen Corrupted Photos | Bad sectors may cause photo corruption, and reopening the corrupted photos in a new folder may help. | Enough storage space | Simple |
♻️Convert Photo Format | Using a photo converter or changing the file extension can help you open the corrupted photos on Mac, | May need a Photo converter | Normal |
🛠️Repair Photo Library | Photo Library can be repaired with a built-in utility, and you may need to back up the photos in case of data loss. | May need to wait for a long time | Normal |
Let us learn five different methods and repair corrupted photos on Mac. Before that, don't forget to mark this passage by sharing it on Facebook, Twitter, or SNS.
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We will show you what you can do with this program on Mac:
Moreover, you can repair corrupted files on Mac with EaseUS Fixo Photo Repair, and we support almost all file formats. Check how simple it is to repair corrupted photos with this tool:
Step 1. Launch EaseUS Fixo on your Mac, go to the "Photo Repair" tab and click the "Add Photo" button to add the corrupted photos, including JPEG, PNG, JPG, CR3, CR2, NEF, NRW, RAF, etc.
Step 2. Select a photo and click the "Repair" button to start the single photo repair process. If you want to repair all the corrupted photos, click "Repair All".
Step 3. Click on the eye icon to preview a repaired photo and click "Save" to save it on your Mac. Choose "Save All" to save all the repaired photos. Click "View Repaired" to locate the repaired folder.
Mac software update is essential, and an outdated Photos application can cause many issues like photo corruption. Let us check how to update the Photos app on Mac to fix corrupted photos:
On macOS Ventura:
Step 1. Open the System Settings window from the Apple menu.
Step 2. Click on "General", and you can open the "Software Update" window by clicking it.
Step 3. In this window, you can update software and macOS. You should frequently update software and macOS base systems to keep a Mac healthy.
On older macOS versions:
Step 1. You cannot find System Settings in older macOS versions, but you can choose System Preferences instead.
Step 2. Click on "Software Update", and you can update the Photos app in this window. To avoid this issue, you can set Mac update automatically.
After updating, you can reopen the photos in the Mac Photos app. If your Mac won't update, read the following article to learn solutions:
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It is possible that there are bad sectors on the Mac startup disk or other storage disks, and you can save the photos to another folder/disk to fix this corruption issue.
Step 1. Make a new folder in the path where you can open and view all files normally.
Step 2. Move or copy the corrupted photos to this new folder.
Step 3. Reopen the photos in the new folder to see if they can be opened now. If you still cannot open it, you can try to repair the Mac disk with Disk Utility.
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A wrong file extension can cause you to not save or open an image file on Mac. If you haven't changed the file extension, that may be the malware changed them randomly. It is pretty simple to change a photo's extension:
Step 1. Find the corrupted photos and open the target folder.
Step 2. Select one of them and right-click it. Choose "Rename" to change the name or file extension.
Step 3. Change the file extension to its original one. You can choose JPEG, PNG, or other common image file formats if you don't remember.
If the Photo Library is damaged, you may lose photos, and the photos cannot be opened. To fix the issues, you need to repair Photo Library and recover photos on Mac. You have many ways to repair Photo Library, and we will introduce the easiest one in this section:
Step 1. Photo Library Repair Tool is a perfect choice to repair Photo Library on Mac
Step 2. Shut down the Photos app and relaunch it. Press command + Option meanwhile.
Step 3. Then you will get into Photo Library Repair Tool and click "Repair" to get started.
If you want to know more methods to repair Photo Library on Mac, read this passage:
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Don't forget the methods we mentioned in this article; you will find them very helpful when you need to repair corrupted photos on Mac. If our product or tutorial helps you solve the issue, share this passage with more friends!
Here are four frequently asked questions about repairing corrupted photos on Mac:
1. Why are my photos corrupted?
Check the following reasons:
2. Recovered photos are corrupted. How to fix it?
You can fix the corruption issue by downloading a photo repair program or using another photo recovery tool, or you can try to change the file extension to fix this issue by yourself. If you cannot fix this issue, contact data recovery services.
3. How can I repair Photo Library on Mac?
You have five methods to repair the corrupted Photo Library on Mac:
4. Can I repair corrupted photos on Mac with software?
Yes, you can use EaseUS Fixo Photo Repair to repair corrupted photos on Mac:
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