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Free Windows file recovery tool from CCleaner's makers, with a paid Professional tier for extra support.

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  • Deployment On Premises
  • Starting price Free
  • Free trial Not offered
  • Best for Freelancers, SMEs

What is Recuva?

Recuva is a Windows file recovery utility originally developed by Piriform and now distributed under the CCleaner brand by Gen Digital. It scans hard drives, USB sticks, memory cards and other media to find and restore deleted photos, documents, videos, music and emails, using either a fast Quick Scan or a more thorough Deep Scan.

The free edition offers unlimited recovery attempts with a moderate success rate, while Recuva Professional adds virtual hard drive support, automatic updates and priority support for a small annual fee. Recuva also includes a secure file deletion tool and works with FAT, exFAT, NTFS and several Linux file systems.

Key Features of Recuva

Recuva lists 8 documented features, including Quick Scan and Deep Scan modes, Recovers photos, documents, videos, music and emails and Works with internal drives, USB sticks, memory cards and MP3 players. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

  • Quick Scan and Deep Scan modes
  • Recovers photos, documents, videos, music and emails
  • Works with internal drives, USB sticks, memory cards and MP3 players
  • Recovers lost directory structure and renames duplicate files
  • Content search inside deleted documents
  • Secure overwrite for permanent deletion
  • Supports FAT, exFAT, NTFS and Ext2/Ext3/Ext4 file systems
  • Recovers files from damaged or newly formatted drives

Recuva Pricing

Recuva lists 2 plans, starting free and running to ₹990.

Free

Free

Unlimited recovery attempts

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Core scan and recovery engine for Windows

Professional

INR 990/year

1 PC

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Adds virtual hard drive support, automatic updates and priority support

Recuva Specifications

Recuva is available on Windows. It has a free plan.

Deployment
  • On Premises
Billing cycle
Yearly
Desktop
  • Windows
Languages
  • English
Built for
  • Freelancers
  • SMEs
Support
  • Email
  • Tickets
Public API
No
Free trial
No
Free plan
Yes
Runs in browser
No
Customisable
No
Website
ccleaner.com

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Recuva FAQs

Yes, Recuva has a free version for Windows that allows unlimited recovery attempts, with a paid Professional tier offering extra features.

It works with FAT, exFAT and NTFS on Windows, and Ext2, Ext3 and Ext4 on Linux.

Virtual hard drive support, automatic updates and priority customer support.

Yes, it can recover data from damaged or newly formatted drives, though success is not guaranteed.

No, Recuva is a Windows-only application.