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Recuva

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Dem still dey call am piriform recuva, recuva64

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Undelete tool from Piriform, wey Gen get now. Di 64-bit process na recuva64.exe. SSDs and TRIM dey make am hard to recover pass HDDs. E no be File History.

Wetin you need know

Recuva dey undelete files. File History na backup wey you suppose don turn on first.

Gen Recuva (wey be Piriform before) dey scan for deleted files. Get am from ccleaner.com/recuva. SSD plus TRIM dey make am hard to recover pass HDDs. File History na different Windows feature.

Wetin e be?
An undelete tool
Same as File History?
No. File History na Windows backup
E dey work for SSDs?
Often e no dey work well, sake of TRIM
Feex tok say
If di file bin dey inside SSD, I no go promise say Recuva fit bring am back. TRIM dey wipe di blocks many times. For HDD I go scan and recover put inside another disk. File History na better option if e bin don dey on already.

Wetin be Recuva?

Recuva dey scan free space for leftover file records. recuva64.exe na di wizard. File History dey copy files wey you turn on for Settings. Di two get different work.

If you never use am before

If you delete file and e no dey inside Recycle Bin, Recuva na Piriform undelete tool, wey dey under Gen now. Download am from ccleaner.com/recuva. Recover put inside another drive. SSDs wey get TRIM often no fit bring di file back. E no be File History, no be OneDrive version history, and no be CCleaner.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Undelete from HDD or USB stick

Di wizard dey scan volume. File History dey only help if you bin don enable am before di file delete.

Deep scan when quick scan miss

Deep scan dey take longer time. For SSD wey get TRIM, even deep scan fit still fail. Na flash translation cause am, no be Recuva bug.

Recover put inside different drive

No write di recovered file enter di same volume wey you dey scan. CCleaner cleaner dey do di opposite work: e dey delete more files.

Na who e dey for?

  • People wey empty Recycle Bin too quick
  • Anybody wey get HDD or camera card
  • Users wey suppose try File History or OneDrive first if dose ones bin dey on

Current status

Recuva (2007) na current file recovery from Gen. Di vendor still dey direct Windows users go https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva.

How old e be?

Recuva launch for 2007 when plenti PCs still bin dey use HDDs. TRIM for SSDs change di chance to get files back. File History na Windows backup feature, no be dis scanner. Gen still dey publish Recuva beside CCleaner.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Free
Professional

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Windows 10 or Windows 11, according to current Recuva download
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
E dey rise during deep scan
Disk demand
Heavy reads on top di source volume

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
recuva64.exe Recovery wizard window
recuva.exe 32-bit build name for some installs

Startup components

Recuva no suppose start with Windows. Close am after di recovery.

File locations

Common Recuva locations
Typical install C:\Program Files\Recuva\

File formats

E dey try restore whatever wetin leftover records name

Common wahala dem

Scan for SSD after days of use

TRIM and new writes dey reuse di blocks. Recuva no fit bring out data wey File History never copy.

Recover put on top di same drive

Dat one fit overwrite di exact clusters wey you need. Pick another disk.

How to get unstuck

Download from ccleaner.com/recuva

Any host wey dey show "Recuva Pro key" no be Gen. File History na Settings > Update & Security > Backup if na Windows backup you mean.

Stop to use di volume, den scan, den recover put inside another drive

Na so di Recuva workflow be. To click CCleaner next na wrong move. E go delete more files.

If di disk na SSD and di file don reach days, look for OneDrive or File History instead

TRIM na why undelete chance dey drop. Recuva no be magic for flash.

Alternatives

File History and OneDrive versioning if dem bin dey on. Vendor recovery tools. Lab image if di data critical well-well.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download www.ccleaner.com/recuva Official installer or vendor page
Help support.ccleaner.com/ Vendor support
Official site www.ccleaner.com/recuva Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

HDDs dey keep deleted data reach longer time. SSDs wey get TRIM usually no dey do so. Recuva no fit change dat hardware reality.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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