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[TechRadar] Download review: Recuva review
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Download review: Recuva review

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/DOWNLOADS/reviews/Recuva/recuvamain-470-75.jpg" alt="Download review: Recuva review"/><h3>Recuva free file recovery software review</h3><h3>Specifications</h3><p><strong>Developer: </strong>Piriform</p><p><strong>Licence: </strong>Freeware</p><p><strong>System requirements:</strong></p><ul><li>Operating system: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10</li><li>Processor: N/A </li><li>RAM: N/A</li><li>Disk space: 6MB</li></ul><p><img src="http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/DOWNLOADS/roundups/divider-420-90.jpg" alt="Divider" width="420"></img></p><h3>What does it do?</h3><p>As you might be able to guess from the playfully-spelled name, <a href="http://downloads.techradar.com/downloads/recuva">Recuva</a> is designed to recover deleted data. It takes advantage of the fact that when files are files, they are not actually removed from your hard drive, and remain restorable until the space they occupy is overwritten with new files. </p><p>If you've accidentally deleted files and emptied the Recycle Bin, or even you've suffered from a virus or hard drive problem, <a href="http://downloads.techradar.com/downloads/recuva">Recuva</a> might just be able to help you to get back your valuable data without having to pay expensive recovery charges.</p><p><a href="http://downloads.techradar.com/downloads/recuva"><img src="http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/DOWNLOADS/roundups/DownloadButtonSmall-266-100.jpg" alt="Download Recuva free" width="266" class="lft"></img></a>The program can also recover deleted emails, or there is the option of using it the other way around to securely delete sensitive files you want to ensure cannot be recovered.</p><p><img src="http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/DOWNLOADS/reviews/Recuva/recuva1-420-90.jpg" alt="Recuva wizard" width="420" title="Recuva's simple wizard lets you select the type of files to search for, and where to look for them"></img></p><h3>User experience</h3><p>There are a few ways to use <a href="&lt;a href=">Recuva</a>, and the easiest option is to make use of the wizard. This guides you through every steps of the recovery process, although it does mean missing out on some of the program's options.</p><p>The first stage of the wizard asks you to specify the type of files you want to track down. You can search for any recoverable file, or you can speed up the process by limiting the search to just, say, image files. Searchescan be restricted to individual folders or drives - including memory cards and CDs/DVDs. Alternatively, you can check everywhere - just be prepared for a lengthy search (it can take over an hour to scan a large drive).</p><p>Switching to Advanced mode may not appear to unlock a huge selection of additional options, but it does provide you will much more information about files that are found and the state they are in. For any files that are determined to be recoverable, Recuva uses a traffic light system to indicate the quality of the data.</p><p>As well as the main program interface, <a href="&lt;a href=">Recuva</a> can also be accessed through Windows' context menu. This means that searching for deleted files is as simple as right clicking on a folder or the Recycle Bin. This is handy if you know you have deleted a file from a particular folder, as it saves having to manually launch the program.</p><p><img src="http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/DOWNLOADS/reviews/Recuva/recuva2-420-90.jpg" alt="Recuva scan results" width="420" title="Once it's scoured your selected drive, Recuva displays what it's found. The traffic light icons indicate how likely it is that the file can be recovered successfully"></img></p><h3>Pros</h3><p><a href="&lt;a href=">Recuva</a> is delightfully easy to use and is a refreshing alternative to the selection of commercial recovery tools vying for attention. It's a great piece of software to have installed just in case you need it further down the line, but it can also be installed as <a href="http://downloads.techradar.com/downloads/recuva-portable">a portable app</a> so you can pop it onto a USB drive and use on multiple computers.</p><p>If you find that your computer has a lot of recoverable file, you can home in on the specific documents you're looking for by filtering by type, or even searching for strings of text you know exist in the files.</p><p><img src="http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/DOWNLOADS/reviews/Recuva/recuva3-420-90.jpg" alt="Recuva advanced file recovery" width="420" title="Recuva's advanced recovery function lets you perform more targeted searches than you can with the wizard"></img></p><h3>Cons</h3><p>It is not made clear enough that by installing <a href="&lt;a href=">Recuva</a>, you could inadvertently overwrite data that would otherwise have been recoverable. Remember, that if you want to recover data from a drive and don't already have Recuva installed, you really need to install the software to a different drive, or <a href="http://downloads.techradar.com/downloads/recuva-portable">use the portable version</a>.</p><p>You might be feel pressed by the website into parting with your cash to upgrade to the Professional edition of the program, but you don't need to. Hang onto your money and stick with the free version.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Fast, effective and free, this is the data recovery tool you probably thought didn't exist. Recuva is a hidden gem in the software world.</p><p> <img src="http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/DOWNLOADS/roundups/divider-420-90.jpg" alt="Divider" width="420"></img></p><h3>You might also like</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.wisecleaner.com/wise-data-recovery.html">Wise Data Recovery</a></li><li><a href="http://www.officerecovery.com/freeundelete">FreeUndelete</a></li><li><a href="http://downloads.techradar.com/downloads/pc-inspector-file-recovery">PC Inspector File Recovery</a></li></ul><p><img src="http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/DOWNLOADS/roundups/divider-420-90.jpg" alt="Divider" width="420"></img></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/allnews/~4/hpF8eHU-l0A" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

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