我们中很少有人仍然打印照片。相反，我们倾向于将它们保存在手机、USB驱动器、SD 卡和其他形式的本地存储中。不幸的是，这些存储设备可能会损坏或损坏(storage devices can get corrupted or damaged)。在这些事件中，这些照片恢复软件应用程序之一可以帮助您在删除图像文件时恢复它们
此外，请务必从我们的YouTube频道观看我们的快速视频，我们将在其中讨论我们在本文中提到的一些程序。
我们的方法论
设备(Device)故障、滥用或读写错误通常会导致数据丢失。没有照片恢复软件可以恢复已被完全覆盖和清除的数据。如果实际损坏的是磁盘的非数据区域，比如文件分配表，应该还是可以进行逐位恢复的。
测试很棘手。相反，我们将对每个包运行两个测试，以反映我们大多数人在现实世界中发生的事情。
- 我们将一组十张照片复制到一张 SD 卡，然后Shift + Delete（即永久删除）它们以查看是否可以恢复。
- 然后，我们将格式化 SD 卡并再次尝试恢复照片。
大多数需要照片恢复的人要么不小心删除了他们的照片，要么在备份快照之前格式化了卡。因此，您也必须为这两个任务测试恢复应用程序。
除此之外，我们还希望在照片恢复应用中看到其他一些功能：
- 简单直观的界面。
- 快速磁盘扫描和恢复。
- 良好的文件管理。
使用受广告支持的免费软件，您也不会喜欢侵入性广告。然而最后，最重要的是你能不能把我们的照片拿回来！
Recuva是一个著名的数据恢复软件应用程序。Recuva吹嘘它可以从损坏的磁盘中恢复数据，并具有先进的“深度扫描”模式，可以将文件或至少部分文件拼凑在一起，这是其他工具无法做到的。
Recuva的免费版本并没有吝啬文件恢复功能。付费专业(Pro)版以自动更新、虚拟硬盘支持和开发人员帮助的形式提供附加价值。
您可以使用Recuva向导指定您要恢复图片。您不必深入研究其他内容类型。
在我们的测试中，Recuva立即取回了我们故意删除的十张照片。但是，它无法在快速格式化驱动器后恢复任何照片。深度扫描(Scan)确实设法显示了几张照片，但在我们的 SD 卡上花了一个多小时，并没有恢复大部分照片。
因此，Recuva 对于意外删除的照片效果很好。但是当 SD 卡被格式化时，它并没有给我们留下深刻的印象。
评分：(Rating: ) 3/5
万兴恢复专家照片恢复(Recoverit Photo Recovery)（付费）
Wondershare 的万兴恢复专家(Recoverit)使用简单，可以轻松选择正确的位置来扫描已删除的文件。与竞争对手相比，该应用程序看起来并不现代。这是令人失望的，因为该软件价格昂贵，最低层一年的价格仅为 60 美元。
虽然(Though)，万兴恢复专家(Recoverit)能够从Shift + Delete操作和快速格式化实验中恢复所有照片。所以如果你能证明成本是合理的，它是有效的。
评分：(Rating: ) 4/5
PhotoRec是一个免费的开源应用程序，它与另一个名为TestDisk的应用程序捆绑在一起。我们不太热衷于强制应用捆绑，但至少这两个应用都是您不必安装的便携式应用(portable apps that you don’t have to install)。
您可以使用包中的两个可执行文件中的任何一个。一个是命令行版本，另一个是软件的图形版本。GUI工具使选择要从中恢复的驱动器变得很麻烦，因为它不会显示磁盘分区的名称。您必须打开磁盘管理实用程序(Disk Management Utility)才能查看正确的分区。您还必须选择一种文件格式进行恢复。
好消息是PhotoRec在眨眼之间恢复了已删除和格式化的文件。所以它作为恢复软件的性能是完美的。
评分：(Rating: ) 4/5
Puran 文件恢复(Puran File Recovery)（免费）
Puran是另一个很棒的小免费实用程序，它承诺如果您搞砸了，它可以从您的磁盘中恢复文件。该界面不是最吸引人的，但它易于使用且功能完善。这是一种准系统体验，但它的实际性能能否弥补平淡无奇的应用程序？
起初，这个消息看起来并不好。标准快速扫描在删除或格式化后找不到我们的照片。但是，在选择了深度扫描(Deep scan)选项并非常耐心之后，该应用程序恢复了一切。
简单的删除恢复不如Recuva即时，但深度扫描功能相当可靠。对于那些手头有时间但没有钱的人来说，这是一个有用的工具。
评分：(Rating: ) 4/5
Exif Untrasher仅适用于 macOS 和捐赠软件。也就是说，该应用程序本身是完全免费的，但如果您觉得它有用，那么欢迎您通过向开发人员投入几美元来表达对他们的感激之情。
顾名思义，这是一个专门为从相机存储卡中恢复照片而编写的应用程序。但是，免费软件使用起来有点棘手。
您需要创建要还原的整个磁盘映像的副本。我们的 128GB MacBook Pro没有足够的可用空间来接受 64GB SD 卡映像。这(Which)意味着必须使用外部硬盘驱动器作为目标。全部尝试恢复 10MB 的JPEG照片。制作卡片的复制图像后，您可以从该图像中恢复您的照片。
EXIF未能恢复我们在测试中删除的任何照片。但是，长期用户报告说它确实有效。但是现在大容量的 SD 卡很常见，所以在恢复之前复制它们是不切实际的。
还有一些缺点。它只支持JPEG文件。没有RAW、PNG、TIFF或其他任何东西。感觉就像一个现在已经过时的应用程序。即使是智能手机相机现在也可以拍摄RAW照片。因此，缺乏对RAW图像恢复的支持是一个问题。
但是，大多数进行照片恢复的图形 macOS 应用程序都需要花钱。Exif Untrasher是免费的。如果您使用小型 SD 卡并拥有快速的外部存储，那么它可能是一个可行的选择。
评分：(Rating: ) ⅕
我们推荐的照片恢复应用程序：(The Photo Recovery App We Recommend:)至于我们认为总体上最好的实用程序，区别在于PhotoRec。该应用程序免费、便携且有效。还能要求什么呢？
将照片备份到云端
您总是会意外损坏 USB 驱动器或 SD 卡(accidentally damage a USB drive or SD card)，或者它可能会自行发生故障。快速(Speedy)备份将帮助您消除珍贵照片的丢失。当今最安全的备份形式是云备份。
Dropbox、Google Drive和 iCloud等服务为您的照片和视频(cloud backup services for your photos and videos)提供了几乎万无一失的云备份服务。
如果您在外地，请考虑使用 SD 读卡器将照片备份到您的手机。然后，要么使用移动数据进行云备份，要么在到达下一个合适的WiFi热点时立即这样做。
当出现问题时，拥有照片恢复软件很方便，但是通过合理的备份工作流程和云，您可以避免常见的事故。
5 Photo Recovery Software Apps Tested and Reviewed
Few of us still print out photos. Instead we tend to keep them on our phones, on USB drives, SD cards and other forms of local storage. Unfоrtunately, these storage devices can get corrupted or damaged. In those events, one of these photo recovery software apps can help you recover your image files if you delete them
Also, be sure to watch our quick video from our YouTube channel where we talk about some of the programs we mention in this article.
Our Methodology
Device failures, abuse, or read and write errors often cause data loss. No photo recovery software can recover data that has been overwritten completely and purged. If the actual damage is to a non-data area of the disk, such as the file allocation table, it should still be possible to do a bit-by-bit recovery.
Testing that is tricky. Instead we’ll run two tests with each package that reflect what happens to most of us in the real world.
- We’ll copy a group of ten photos to an SD card and then Shift + Delete (i.e. permanent deletion) them to see if recovery is possible.
- Then, we’ll format the SD card and try to recover the photos again.
Most people who need photo recovery either accidentally delete their photos or format the card before backing up the snaps. So it’s vital you test the recovery apps for these two tasks as well.
Apart from this, there are also a few other features we like to see in a photo recovery app:
- Simple intuitive interface.
- Fast disk scan and recovery.
- Good file management.
With free software that’s ad-supported, you also wouldn’t like intrusive ads. In the end however, what matters most is whether you can get our photos back!
Recuva (Free and Pro)
Recuva is a well-known data recovery software app. Recuva boasts that it can recover data from disks that are damaged and has an advanced “deep scan” mode that can piece together files or at least partial files that other tools can’t.
The free version of Recuva doesn’t skimp on the file recovery features. The paid Pro version offers additional value in the form of automatic updates, virtual hard drive support, and access to help from the developers.
You can use the Recuva wizard to specify that you want to recover pictures. You don’t have to dig through the other content types.
In our test, Recuva got back all the ten photos we deliberately deleted instantly. However, it wasn’t able to recover any photos following a quick format of the drive. Deep Scan did manage to show a few photos, but took more than an hour on our SD card and didn’t recover the majority of pictures.
So, Recuva worked well for accidently deleted photos. But it didn’t impress us when the SD card was formatted.
Rating: 3/5
Wondershare’s Recoverit was simple to use and made it easy to pick the right locations to scan for deleted files. The application doesn’t look modern compared to its competitors. This is disappointing as the software is expensive with the lowest tier priced just shy of $60 for one year.
Though, Recoverit was able to recover all photos from both a Shift + Delete operation and a quick format experiment. So if you can justify the cost, it’s effective.
Rating: 4/5
PhotoRec is a free and open source application, which comes bundled with another application called TestDisk. We’re not too keen on forced app bundles, but at least both apps are portable apps that you don’t have to install.
You can use either of the two executables in the package. One is a command line version and the other is a graphical version of the software. The GUI tool makes it cumbersome to select the drive you want to recover from as it doesn’t show you the name for your disk partitions. You have to open the Disk Management Utility to see what the correct partitions are. You will also have to choose a file format for recovery.
The good news is that PhotoRec recovered both the deleted and formatted files in the blink of an eye. So its performance as a recovery software was flawless.
Rating: 4/5
Puran is another great little free utility that promises to recover files from your disks if you mess things up. The interface isn’t the most attractive, but it’s easy enough to use and perfectly functional. This is a barebones experience, but can its actual performance make up for an otherwise bland app?
At first the news didn’t look good. The standard fast scan could not find our photos following either a deletion or format. However, after choosing the Deep scan option and being very patient, the app recovered everything.
The simple deletion recovery isn’t as instantaneous as Recuva, but the deep scan function was quite reliable. It’s a usable tool for those with time on their hands, but no money.
Rating: 4/5
Exif Untrasher is macOS only and a donationware. Which is to say that the application itself is completely free, but if you find it useful then you’re welcome to show the developer some appreciation by throwing a few dollars their way.
As the name suggests, this is an application that’s specifically written to recover photos from a camera memory card. However, the freeware is a little tricky to use.
You need to create a copy of the entire disk image that you want to restore. Our 128GB MacBook Pro didn’t have enough free space to accept a 64GB SD card image. Which meant having to use an external hard drive as the target. All to try and recover 10MB worth of JPEG photos. Once you’ve made a duplicate image of the card, you can recover your photos from that image.
EXIF failed to recover any of the photos we deleted in our test. However, longtime users have reported it does work. But these days large capacity SD cards are common so duplicating them before recovery isn’t practical.
There are a few more drawbacks. It only supports JPEG files. No RAW, PNG, TIFF or anything else. It feels like an app that’s now out of date. Even smartphone cameras shoot RAW photos now as well. So a lack of support for RAW image recovery is an issue.
However, most graphical macOS apps that do photo recovery cost money. Exif Untrasher is free. If you use small SD cards and have fast external storage, then it’s perhaps a viable option.
Rating: ⅕
The Photo Recovery App We Recommend: As for the utility we think is best overall, that distinction goes to PhotoRec. The app is free, portable and effective. What more could one ask for?
Back Up Your Photos to the Cloud
You can always accidentally damage a USB drive or SD card or it can fail on its own. Speedy backup will help you eliminate the loss of your precious photos. The safest form of backup today is cloud backup.
Services such as Dropbox, Google Drive and iCloud offer virtually foolproof cloud backup services for your photos and videos.
If you’re out in the field, consider using an SD card reader to back up photos to your phone. Then, either use mobile data for cloud backups or do so as soon as you reach the next suitable WiFi hotspot.
It’s handy to have photo recovery software when things go wrong, but with a sensible backup workflow and the cloud, you can avoid common mishaps.
