How to Recover Deleted CR2 Files on Mac
"How to restore deleted CR2 files on Mac? Please help. I really need to get the deleted pictures back. All of them disappear when I tap the delete menu accidentally".
CR2 is short for Canon Raw Version 2. It is a RAW image file format. Canon camera uses CR2 Raw as the file format to save captured pictures. Canon camera is one of the most popular devices to shot pictures. Generally, there would be no problem for saving captured pictures in the Canon camera. However, due to inevitable reasons, you might lose the CR2 files from Canon, like the reasons below:
- Delete CR2 pictures from Canon camera accidentally or intentionally.
- There is an accidental interruption while transferring CR2 pictures from Canon camera or SD card to Mac. All of the pictures disappear right away.
- Format the Canon camera or SD card.
- Canon camera SD card is infected with a virus or the SD card is damaged.
- Improper ejected the Canon camera or SD card.
No matter how you lost the CR2 files from Canon camera, you have the chance to retrieve them if you hurry up to do the CR2 picture recovery. The sooner the better, because all the CR2 files do not disappear right away. They are in a place where they were deleted or lost. They are there until be replaced by new data.
Restore Lost CR2 Files with CR2 File Recovery Software
Any of the above mentioned incidents cause the CR2 file lost will result in the files invisible. To get back lost CR2 files on Mac, you need a professional data recovery software for help. You can find one by searching at Google.com. However, you must spend some time to choose the right CR2 file recovery software. Not all of the data recovery tools are able to recover deleted CR2 files on Mac. Here I’d like to recommend you iBeesoft Data Recovery for Mac. It’s able to scan CR2 files on Mac, letting you preview and find the needed CR2 files. Check out its main features below:
Your Safe & Effective CR2 File Recovery Software for Mac
- Fully compatible with the CR2 file format, letting you preview the CR2 files before the recovery
- Recover CR2 files from SD card, hard disk, etc no matter how you lost them, virus attack, file lost due to transferring, deleting, formatting, factory resetting, and more.
- Easy-to-use, retrieve CR2 files on Mac in 3 simple steps: scan, preview and restore.
- Fully compatible with all macOS, including the latest Catalina running on MacBook and iMac.
Here in the following, let’s learn how to recover deleted/lost CR2 files on Mac with the best CR2 file data recovery software on Mac.
- nstall CR2 file recovery software on Mac
- Select Files to Scan
- Select Disk to Scan
- Recover Deleted CR2 Files on Mac
Click the Download button to get the installation package on your Mac. Install it as the way you install another kind of software. Please note that data recovery app is not allowed to download from Apple App Store. In this case, it is not available at App Store. To install the software, you need to set the system preferences as "install apps from identified source and App Store".
Launch the CR2 file data recovery software. From the main window, please deselect other types of files, only keep "Pictures" selected. By doing this, it will shorten the whole scanning process, making it quick to scan for lost CR2 files on Mac for you. Click "Start" to next.
Next, please connect your Canon camera or the SD card from the device with your Mac, making sure it is detected by your Mac as an external hard drive. Select it and click "Scan". It means the software will begin to scan the Canon memory card for the lost or deleted CR2 files.
It takes a while for the software to scan for the lost CR2 files on your Mac. Be patient. When it is done, you can see all found files are sorted into categories in the left panel. Please filter the target files with the file extension on the left. Next, preview the found CR2 files on the right panel. When find the target CR2 files, select them and click "Recover" to save them on your Mac.
Tips: How to Repair CR2 Files on Mac
Why CR2 files get corrupt? There are some reasons like the Canon memory card is corrupted, or the memory card/mac/pc gets infected, improper insert the memory card to computer or e-card reader, interruption while transferring CR2 files. No matter how the CR2 files get corrupted, the basic way to repair CR2 files on Mac is trying to right-click on it, trying to open it with different software available on your Mac. When one CR2 file is opened correctly, you can take a screenshot of the CR2 picture and save it on your Mac. That’s it!