What is included in Ashampoo Photo Recovery?

Image Recovery – Restores deleted JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF files.
RAW Support – Recovers Canon, Nikon, DNG camera files.
Formatted Media – Scans formatted, damaged, or unreadable drives.
Embedded Images – Extracts photos from PDF, Word, EXE files.
Performance Metric – JPG and PNG scanning up to 50% faster.
Important – Recovers images only; Windows-only, no Mac edition.

What are the main benefits of Ashampoo Photo Recovery?

Ashampoo Photo Recovery 3 is a Windows tool that retrieves deleted, formatted, or corrupted image files from hard drives, USB sticks, and memory cards. It is built solely for photo recovery and uses a preview-before-restore workflow so you only save the images you actually want back.

Preview First – See thumbnails before restoring any files.
Smart Filters – Narrow results by type, size, resolution.
Deep Scanning – Recovers from formatted or damaged media.
Metadata Kept – Retains EXIF and XMP image data.
Simple Workflow – Select location, scan, choose, restore quickly.
Targeted Tool – Focused only on image file restoration.

What does Ashampoo Photo Recovery do?

It recovers deleted, lost, or inaccessible image files from Windows storage devices. The program reads JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF and camera RAW formats (Canon, Nikon, DNG) and can even extract pictures embedded inside PDF, Word, or EXE files. You point it at a drive, USB stick, or memory card, review the recoverable thumbnails it finds, and restore only the photos you select. Because it scans for image signatures rather than all file types, it is a focused tool rather than a general undelete suite.

Can it recover photos from a formatted or corrupted memory card?

Yes. Unlike basic undelete tools, it scans formatted, damaged, or unreadable media and not just files removed in the normal way. This makes it useful when a camera SD card throws a "format disk" prompt or a phone card stops mounting correctly. The card or drive needs to be reachable by Windows as a storage device for the scan to run. Recovery chances drop as new data overwrites the old sectors, so the card should be left untouched until you scan it.

Does Ashampoo Photo Recovery restore videos and documents too?

No. It is a dedicated image-recovery tool and does not restore video, audio, or document files. Broad recovery suites such as Recuva, Disk Drill, or EaseUS handle every file type, whereas this program is engineered specifically for photographs, including RAW and metadata. It is also Windows-only, with no macOS version. Choose it when photos are your priority; for mixed file loss across documents and media you will need a wider-scope recovery tool.

How is Ashampoo Photo Recovery 3 different from version 2?

Version 3 keeps the same single-edition, image-only scope but improves speed, format support, and stability. JPG and PNG processing runs up to 50% faster, RAW detection for current Canon, Nikon, and DNG files is improved, and EXIF/XMP metadata handling is enhanced alongside a redesigned interface. The faster codecs matter most when scanning large drives that hold thousands of images, where version 2 was noticeably slower. There is no separate tiered edition, so the upgrade is purely a version improvement rather than a feature unlock between Standard and Pro levels.

What should I do to improve my chances of recovering deleted photos?

Stop writing new data to the affected drive or card immediately and scan it as soon as possible. Each new file saved to the same media can overwrite the deleted image sectors, which is why recovery success drops the longer you wait. Remove the SD card from the camera or phone and scan it directly rather than shooting more photos onto it. The most reliable long-term protection, though, is keeping a separate backup copy of your images so recovery tools become a fallback rather than your only option.

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Frequently asked questions about Ashampoo Photo Recovery

Does Ashampoo Photo Recovery run on macOS?

No. It is a Windows application supporting Windows 10 and 11, including the ARM builds, and there is no macOS edition. To recover images lost on a Mac, you would connect the affected card or drive to a Windows PC, or use a Mac-native recovery tool instead.

Can it recover photos directly from a smartphone?

It can scan a phone's memory card or any storage that Windows recognizes as a drive and recover images from it. It is a desktop scanner rather than a dedicated iOS or Android app, so internal phone storage that does not mount as a drive may not be reachable. For camera-roll loss, removing the SD card and scanning it directly gives the most reliable results.