How to Recover Missing/Lost/Deleted Photos in Lightroom

I unintentionally destroyed the Publish Service using the jf Flickr plugin in the latest version of Lightroom Classic for Mac. The catalog file is well-backed up, and I have complete TimeMachine backups. Please tell me what I need to do to get the Publish Service back. There must be a configuration file someplace, I suppose. Please share your knowledge of its location and name.

Here are two methods: recover deleted Lightroom photos from recycle bin and retrieve the lost Lightroom pictures from the disk. And with the help of EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, you can restore Lightroom missing files and recover Lightroom Photos without difficulty.

The first time you find your photos disappear in Lightroom, it would be a good idea to recover deleted Recycle Bin files to restore the lost images or pictures. Here's the detailed guide.

  • Open the Recycle Bin by double-clicking or tapping its icon on the Desktop.
  • Locate and select whatever file(s) and photo(s) you need to restore.
  • Right-click or tap and hold on to the selection and then choose Restore.
  • The Recycle Bin will then restore the deleted files to their Original Location.

When you can't find your pictures in your recycle bin or disks. It would be best if you had the help of a very professional data recovery tool: EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard.

EaseUS guarantees the easiest way to recover deleted files, pictures, videos, music, etc. You can quickly restore your files even if you are new to the computer. Here are the 3 easy steps to retrieve missing photos in Lightroom.

Note: If your photos are more than 2GB, you need to activate them to recover more lost photos.

Step 1. Choose the location where you deleted/lost pictures, then click "Scan".

Step 2. Select the pictures in the left panel you want to recover or find photos according to the devices, types, and dates.

Step 3. After the preview, click "Recover" and choose another location to save the lost pictures.

Suppose an entire folder of photos is missing. In that case, the folder is dim in the Folders panel and has a question mark icon - you can relink all the images at once by right-clicking (Windows) or Control-clicking (macOS) on the folder and selecting "Find Missing Folder" from the context menu.