Photo recovery on Mac computers is completely different than the process required to rescue damaged or deleted files on a Windows based PC. Even if your transfer from camera to your Mac hard disk drive was successful and you are merely searching through that hard drive on your desktop or laptop Mac computer the universal file applications of popular file types such as a JPEG will differ slightly on the Mac. The placement coding of files stored on a Mac Computer is different than that for archiving on a Windows PC hard drive.
For this reason the best plan for photo recovery on a Mac is to use a specified Mac digital media recovery tool such as is offered by Remo Software. This superior grade photo recovery tool downloads directly onto your Mac computer unlike many lower quality photo recovery Mac tools that must be operated from a separate PC running Windows. The Remo utility works directly from your Mac and quickly scans your hard disk or solid state Mac hard drive locating any and all photo files. This includes damaged or deleted images.