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|  | Review | Rating | Date | | | "v- 1.17.339" I don't need or use this type of program that much
but of the several I've tried , this seems the least confusing and most helpful with so many ways to look at an entry, view mode and with Info tab.
It has a Deleter that overwrites the file content... but why not have a Wiper --- taking out the file name and path, as well. This would also make subsequent searches easier (less clutter) and add privacy.
I know it's primed as a recoverer but I had to run the deleter several times -- I selected all files for delete --- it would say a file content was overwritten yet upon rescan many (excluding the files in 'resident' or 'zero size file') were indicated as 'Excellent', 'no overwrite detected'.
by: mweizor
| 4 | 2008-07-30 | | | | "got my vote....!!" i just tried 3 different freeware 'undelete' programs and Recuva 1.16.333 was the only one to recover the deleted files successfully! thank you Recuva 1.16.333.
by: evo
| 5 | 2008-07-15 | | | | "Useful" It's Vista compatible. The author site says "Runs on Microsoft Windows Vista..."
Recuva is like most utilities in this genre: Imperfect but potentially useful if you have no backups available.
by: petri
| 4 | 2008-07-09 | | | | "Heiy Heiy Heiy...." Look at the OS above !!!
Win2000/WinXP ONLY !!!
by: The Bro
| 5 | 2008-05-22 | | | | "Didn't find a simple doc file" I am running Vista Ultimate, after installation of Recuva I decided to test the program by deleting a doc file. After running Recuva it reported no files found. Has anyone any idea what may be wrong please. It says the program is Vista compatible on their website.
by: Tall53
| 1 | 2008-05-21 | | | | "" just recovered 400 photos and some videos
my son deleted from phone
brilliant!!!!!
by: tony280
| 5 | 2008-05-08 | | | | "wootttt!!!" i completely lost 5000 photos from the last 7 years- for which i hadn't backed up coz im an idiot! and this program recovered all but 200!! *happy dance*
by: mE
| 4 | 2008-04-05 | | | | "It's Good, BUT..." Tested this utility thoroughly under Vista. It runs extremely fast and does a good job of identifying files for recovery. However, the secure deletion function leaves much to be desired, at least under Vista. Yes, I am aware that FileForum does not state that this utility works under Vista, however the author does. I 'undeleted' 3 plain text files and they were 'good as new.' Next I securely deleted them. Re-ran Recuva and this time it only identified 2 of the 3 as recoverable. Indeed this was true. I undeleted the 3 files again and this time one of them was 'empty', but the other 2 were 'good as new.' One more issue with secure deletion is that even IF files get securely deleted, the file name is untouched. File names often carry data such as bank account information, so it's important to obliterate the file name, as well as it's content. Summarizing - I would use this as a file recovery utility, but stick with one of the proven erasers such as 'Eraser' or '4Neurons Eraser' for true secure file (and file name) wiping.
by: Shodan
| 3 | 2008-02-26 | | | | "Handy, & it recovers!" Could be more handy than you think!
I know under XP, if someone has a password protected account, for example, & they lost the password, or got a corrupted system file....
Horrors, all their data is lost, & you can't get it back because you DIDN'T HAVE THE PASSWORD.
No need to hack the password. If you want to help them recover the data, slave it off to an external usb drive enclosure, then navigate to it with a data recovery program.
I know Handy Recovery will get around the passwords & recover even hidden files. I am not sure on Recuva, although I do know that their data recovery works.
This can save you many hours of frustration. The version 1 of their software works, but stumbles on certain files, & seems to have trouble doing whole dir trees at once. If you get Handy Recovery version 3 or higher, it should be able to recovery ANY password protected account & the dir trees as well. Saving you lots of time if someone has thousands of files. Even if the files aren't "deleted" but still there on the drive, it will "recover" them.
Always remember to recover to another drive to avoid loss, that windows always generates a size 0 for password protected accounts in addition to the access denied error, but Handy Recovery (& possibly Recuva as well) will help you avoid losing your hard work.
They will show you the files that windowz won't. And recover them so that you can yes, read them without a password. In addition, if you don't see your files listed, try the advanced disk scan, or deep disk scan, surface scan. If it is present on Recuva, use it if you need to, if not, try pandora recovery or Handy Recovery.
Peace, & enjoy! Recuva is a great tool to be free!
P.S. Vista? Who needs Vista? In addition to Vista breaking Recuva, it also breaks antivirus apps, & has the trusted computing platform built in, in addition to the nightmare from you know what about product activation that just won't go away.
Demand XP, for usability, sanity, & ease of use!
by: Junk Buster
| 5 | 2008-02-25 | | | | "Minor Flaws" It won't hold the horizontal window size, at least under Vista. Seriously, does anyone test this software on Vista before it is released? From all I have read, many running Vista seem to have problems with Piriform software. Please consider adding a few GOOD Vista testers.
by: EdB
| 3 | 2008-02-25 | | | | "Great!" Works like a charm! I like their software! Everything they produce is great! Try also CCleaner for deleting temp files and stuff!
by: Morrey
| 5 | 2008-02-02 | | | | "Delete with CCleaner, recover with Recuva" Yippee...works with Win98 :)
Ultra fast, Ultra easy just like its sister CCleaner.
Piriform knows what users like, and they deliver.
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| 5 | 2007-12-31 | | | | "Great Software" This file is great. I delete my windows xp and install vista. Vista runs real slow on my computer so instead of reinstalling xp again, I just delete vista and recovered all the files from xp.
by: JohnnyAppleseed
| 5 | 2007-12-05 | | | | "Pfffft" I guess I can see why someone would rate this with a 5. They probably wanted to recover a file, found this freebie, got their file back, and then reflexively came back and rated to the max. Or maybe they didn't even need to recover a file, and simply ran the utility, saw a bunch of files listed, and thought that was impressive.
This utility can recover files, sometimes. If the file is contiguous, or mostly so. If its directory entry is still present. If it hasn't been partially ovewritten. But if the recovery scenario isn't just right, don't expect much. If you really need to recover data, you'll often need a real utility, like WinHex.
by: x
| 2 | 2007-11-16 | | | | "Not good" There are tons of applications that do this much better. Some of them free.
by: Dave
| 1 | 2007-08-21 | | |
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