Recuva

• Version: 1.40.525
• Downloads Count: 110,206
• License Type: Free
• Price: Free
• Date Added: Jun 15, 2011
• Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows 7
• Requirements: 32- or 64-bit OS
• File Size: 2.395 MB
• Author: Piriform

Most recent User Reviews for Recuva

• Reviewed by: ernest1956

  07-04-2011

  Duration of ownership: 2 Days

  Strengths: easy to use

  Weaknesses: Weak or bad recovery success! No more than about 75% of files reanimated, FileWing did 100%!

  Overall Evaluation: please use FileWing instead!!

• Reviewed by: jerbojo

  05-05-2011

  Duration of ownership: 0 Months

  Strengths:

  Weaknesses: The inclusion of chrome install and no justification (does Recuva) require it or is it a form of compensation for you? Following that is the quick switch to another product which is pandemic in this type of the bait and switch field. Finally is the sell for the PRO level of the product before I have had a chance to try it. My experience tells me to dump the whole thing - but since PCWorld recommends you so highly I will play along but I am nervous. I really want to get to know you but the first feeling is WATCHOUT.

  Overall Evaluation:

• Reviewed by: pastorj

  08-12-2010

  Duration of ownership: 1 Days

  Strengths: quick, easy and free download lets you select type of file to recover

  Weaknesses: none that I experienced

  Overall Evaluation: worked like a charm recovering video that I had erased on my sony cybershot.

• Reviewed by: greg60440

  06-20-2009

  Duration of ownership: 2 Days

  Strengths: Ease of use. Will scan any "mass storage device" attached to computer (external hard drives, card readers, printers that have storage, etc..). For my purposes performed exceptionally well.

  Weaknesses: The ability to select multiple files. You either have to select all the files, or go through and check all your selections individually. Have to set your restoration location preference each time you use. Cannot go back to basic mode after switching to advance mode. Needs "key" to let you know what the colored dots preceding each found file means (in advance mode). Nothing major.

  Overall Evaluation: Very good. Like a previous reviewer, I had accidentally deleted over 200 photos from my SD card, in my camera. I downloaded this program, than ran the "check for updates" so that I got the latest copy. I ran the program, which searched all the drives on my card reader, found the photos, and recovered to my hard drive. I immediately donated to the developers, as this product saved me some amount of grief.

• Reviewed by: ROCKYTIGER

  06-17-2009

  Duration of ownership: 17 Years

  Strengths: ROCKY-TIGER@GMX.COM

  Weaknesses: ROCKY_TIGER@YMAIL.COM

  Overall Evaluation: ROCKY-TIGER@WINDOWSLIVE.COM , ROCKY_0717@YAHOO.COM

• Reviewed by: Flipknop

  01-03-2008

  Duration of ownership: 2 Days

  Strengths: Successfully recovered files I deleted. Easy to use. Shows condition of deleted files before attempting to restore them. Displays preview of selected deleted file. To my surprise Recuva found not only my recently deleted files, but also many more from months ago.

  Weaknesses: Not really weaknesses, but suggestions for improvement: It would be nice if it was easier to select multiple files, you can select ALL or NONE or click individual boxes. I'd like to use hold-shift to select multiple files at once. It would also be nice to be able to restore the files' original filenames as the first character seems to get changed upon deletion.

  Overall Evaluation: I mistakenly deleted a bunch of photos from my camera's SD card. I downloaded an older version of Recuva, which restored some of the photos, but not others. I found a newer version of Recuva at the Piriform website and it worked flawlessly. I really like this develper's marketing model where I can use a fully functional product and then decide for myself whether to pay for it. I am very satisfied with Recuva and will go back to their site to make a PayPal payment.