Recover My Photos review
A photo-focused Windows recovery tool with previews and one-time pricing.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Recover My Photos is Windows desktop software for recovering deleted or formatted photos from memory cards, camera media, USB devices, hard drives and other removable storage. It is suited to consumers, photographers and recovery technicians working with older or removable media. Supported photo formats include JPEG, TIFF, BMP, CRW, NEF and RAW, alongside selected movie and sound files. The software supports SmartMedia, Compact Flash, Memory Stick, USB devices and hard drives.
The recovery workflow emphasizes inspection before purchase. The evaluation download can scan media and preview recoverable photographs, while a paid license enables saving recovered files. Searches are read-only, so the software does not write to the storage media being searched. It can also save and reload search results, and search storage-media image files in EnCase E01, DD and RAW formats. These features make it a practical fit when previewing likely photo recoveries or working from image files matters.
According to the published plans, Professional costs $39.95 one time and supports activation on two computers. It covers recovery from computer hard drives, camera cards, USB devices and removable media. Technician costs $249.9 one time, includes the Professional features and adds a hardware activation dongle for moving the license between computers. Choose Recover My Photos if photo recovery, camera-card support and pre-purchase previews are the priority. Consider another option if you need macOS support, a free plan that saves recovered files, or broader media-file coverage.
Recover My Photos pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Recovers deleted photos and formatted memory cards
- Previews recoverable photographs before purchase
- Searches storage-media images and avoids writing to source media
- Where it doesn't
- Available only for Windows
- The evaluation mode previews files but does not save them
- Selected movie and sound file recovery is narrower than photo support
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