CNET Editors' review
Recuva is a free file recovery program that makes it extremely easy to locate files that were once thought to be lost forever. The wizard-like approach and intuitive user interface will appeal to all user levels.
The program opens with a very sleek, professional user interface. We found it extremely easy to navigate right off the bat, but it does employ a wizard to walk you through the file recovery process. All we had to do was select either the C or D drive, or both, from a drop-down menu. If you have a general idea of where the file may be, you can pick from a list of file paths, including Pictures, Music, Documents, Video, and Compressed files. As soon as we clicked the Scan button, the program immediately went to work, and within seconds, it had pulled up a very long list of deleted files and their respective paths. The program's Advanced view gave us more detailed information of each file, including the file's size and creation time. Recovering selected files was also extremely easy and involved simply checking off the file or files and clicking the Recover button. Within seconds, the file was recovered and saved to our location of choice.
Though we don't think you'll need it, we were disappointed to find that the program doesn't include any kind of Help file. It does, however, include a link to the publisher's Web site, which contains a forum. All in all, Recuva is an excellent choice for anyone in need of reliable file recovery.
Publisher's Description
From Piriform:
Recuva (pronounced "recover") is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses.
What's new in this version: Version 1.42.544 has improved file searching on Windows 2008 R2.
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All versions:
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Current version:
4.1 starsout of 8 votes
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"SUCKED! Viruses,hidden in the download. Bad ones."
Version: Recuva 1.42.544
Pros
found all the missing stuff.
Cons
Bad all the way around.
Summary
Not worth it at all.
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"Fast and it's Free"
Version: Recuva 1.42.544
Pros
"I accidently deleted a 2 hr audio file on my Sansa Fuze mp3 player. I downloaded Recuva and within minutes the deleted file was restored. I highly recommend Recuva as a great way to restore lost files!"
Cons
Nothing comes to mind.
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"Not worth my time!"
Version: Recuva 1.42.544
Pros
Seems to work fast on a 750G ext hard drive
Cons
After several hours of scanning, it found over 360,000 files. However, after hitting the recover button and saving the files to another disk. not one of them were usable. All jpg, pdf, txt....etc were unreadable. And, there were some files it would not "recover".
Summary
I used Pandora and all the files it found and that I could recover to another disk before the program crashed worked just fine. Nothing was unreadable. Too bad Pandora keeps crashing.
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"Did exactly what it said it could do."
Version: Recuva 1.42.544
Pros
Easy to use
Cons
Not all files were recoverable, but it had been several months since they were deleted.
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"Works and fast, simple"
Version: Recuva 1.42.544
Pros
Easy to use
Easy to download and start
Not complicated
Runs faster than the othersCons
Need to work with it for specific recovery - but it just take a couple of minutes.
Summary
It was a dark and stormy night when the blood sucking vampires grabbed my computer network. Zap ssssllluuuurrrrrrrppppp - hacked. My recovery took days and most files were deleted by the recovery operations. This program worked like a charm - better than the others I was using. It helped with the music in 1/2 time the others were taking.
Thanks for putitng this out there. -
"does what is suppposed to do"
Version: Recuva 1.42.544
Pros
Easy to use interface, does what it says and performs well
Cons
nothing wrong as far as I can see
Summary
An additonal function for taggig would be useful
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"Thanks God! God bless Recuva team!"
Version: Recuva 1.42.544
Pros
Free. No need to spend single cent.
Please remember that your file names may be change. Please don't cry, ask God to help to locate the different file name which contains your data.Cons
Not applicable :)
Summary
THANKS!
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"It really works!!"
Version: Recuva 1.42.544
Pros
It's free and it works really fast! It's easy to install and it's very easy to use! If you need to see a glimpse of how it works, just google 'Recuva step by step'
Cons
NONE! But I do wish they also have a Mac version though :P
Summary
My SD card got corrupted while I was transferring our Christmas family photos to my Mac. I quickly ejected it then I tried to re-read the SD card again, but my computer just couldn't read it anymore! I panicked and tried checking the photos at my camera, and to my horror, the camera says I have no valid photos to display!
I almost cried, but thank goodness I found this! I downloaded it on my Windows-based laptop and in just a few minutes, I got all my photos back! I had to use Deep Scan though cos the first simple scan wasn't enough to recover it. But nonetheless, I'm really happy with this :D It's fast, easy, effective and free!
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