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how to permanently delete photos from Canon digital camera

"Hi, I will sell an old Canon digital camera on eBay. But, I have stored thousands of photos on this camera. I try to delete some photos from the Canon digital camera, but the deleted photos on the Canon digital camera still can be recovered by data recovery software. Is there any way to permanently delete photos on Canon digital camera? No data recovery." – Linnete

Is it possible to permanently destroy photos from the Canon digital camera without smashing the memory card? Yes, if you want to prevent data recovery and permanently delete photos on Canon digital camera, you can follow this guide. We will show you an easy and secure way to permanently delete photos from Canon digital camera, leaving no chance for data recovery.

1. Canon digital camera photo eraser Download

First of all, you need special data eraser for Canon digital camera. DoYourData Super Eraser is the most powerful data erasure software. It can securely and permanently erase photos, videos, deleted data from Canon digital camera. This software is very easy-to-use and 100% safe. Just download and install it on your PC or Mac. Then connect your Canon digital camera with your PC or Mac.

2. Run Canon digital camera photo eraser to erase your photos permanently

DoYourData Super Eraser offers three data erasure options. It can help you securely and permanently delete and erase photos from Canon digital camera, beyond the scope of data recovery.

Option 1: Permanently delete photos from Canon digital camera

Run DoYourData Super Eraser on your computer, choose this data erasure mode "Erase Files/Folders". Then add photos from the Canon digital camera, and click on "Erase Now" button. This option will permanently erase the selected photos.

how to permanently delete photos from Canon digital camera

Option 2: Wipe entire Canon digital camera to wipe all photos on the Canon digital camera

This option "Wipe Hard Drive" can help you erase the entire Canon digital camera/memory card, all the deleted photos and existing photos will be permanently erased, no trace left.

how to permanently delete photos from Canon digital camera

Option 3: Permanently erase already deleted photos on Canon digital camera

If you only want to permanently erase deleted/formatted photos on your Canon digital camera, you can choose this data erasure mode "Wipe Free Space". It will permanently destroy the already deleted/lost photos on Canon digital camera. It will not affect the existing data on the Canon digital camera.

how to permanently delete photos from Canon digital camera

Once the photos on Canon digital camera are deleted or erased by DoYourData Super Eraser, the photos are lost forever, can’t be recovered by any data recovery method. This Canon digital camera photo eraser is fully compatible with most of Windows operating systems and Mac OSs. You can permanently delete photos from Canon digital camera on both PC and Mac.

Before you sell, lend, give away or abandon your Canon digital camera, you’d better permanently delete your private photos and videos, making sure nobody has the potential chance to recover your photos. DoYourData Super Eraser, the easy-to-use and powerful data erasure software, can help you, easily, securely and permanently delete your photos from Canon digital camera or memory card.

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Written & Updated by Shirly Chen

Shirly Chen has been writing data recovery, data erasure articles for DoYourData over 4 years. She has been working as a professional website content writer & editor for quite a long time. She also writes articles about disk clone, Mac optimization, disk backup, etc.

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