The Best Recuva AlternativesTop File & Hard Disk Recovery Tools like Recuva

Recuva is described as 'Retrieve lost files from your PC, recycle bin, or portable devices with a free and user-friendly tool offering deep scans and secure overwrites' and is a leading File Recovery tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Recuva for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best Recuva alternative is TestDisk, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Recuva are PhotoRec, Digler, Disk Drill and R-Studio.

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  1. TestDisk icon

    TestDisk

     400 likes

    Recovers lost partitions, repairs non-booting or damaged disks, restores deleted partition tables, supports FAT, NTFS, ext, and exFAT file systems, operates via command-line, converts dynamic disks to basic, runs cross-platform without installation.

    144 TestDisk alternatives

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    TestDisk vs Recuva Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    merih coban
    1

    It can recover FILES. When you select your partition press P for list files option. It will show you all your files and folders. Then you can browse your files and select the folder you want to recover. For example your Users folder. Press C to copy selected files to another location. Yes the user interface is not super beginer friendly but it can recovery your files. It also recover file names and folder structure.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    3

    It's focused on recovery partition. In the case of you have to recover folders or files, is not really helpfull

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    -1

    Not user friendly at all, I couldn't find a single line saying this was a file recovery software, only partitions

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 6 comments
    • TestDisk is Free and Open SourceRecuva is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. PhotoRec icon

    PhotoRec

     184 likes

    PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures.

    142 PhotoRec alternatives

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    • Mac
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    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Photorec is simple, light, yet powerful, but it recovers files roughly, without names and metadata.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • PhotoRec is Free and Open SourceRecuva is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Digler icon

    Digler

     26 likes

    Forensic disk analysis and file recovery solution supporting a wide range of disk image formats and raw devices, file system-agnostic recovery, metadata-independent scans, DFXML reporting, plugin extensibility, intuitive CLI, and integration for diverse forensic needs.

    50 Digler alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Disk Drill icon

    Disk Drill

     209 likes

    Retrieve deleted files with advanced scanning on various drives and file types. The free trial recovers up to 500MB, with Recovery Vault for protection and disk backup in case of failure.

    158 Disk Drill alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  7. R-Studio icon

    R-Studio

     69 likes

    Features cutting-edge recovery for FAT, NTFS, HFS, and EXT systems; works on local and network disks even if damaged, with flexible recovery settings for total control.

    139 R-Studio alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    R-Studio vs Recuva Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Best recovery results for me.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • R-Studio is Paid and ProprietaryRecuva is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. Autopsy Forensic Browser icon

    Autopsy Forensic Browser

     23 likes

    Autopsy® is a digital forensics platform and graphical interface to The Sleuth Kit® and other digital forensics tools. It can be used by law enforcement, military, and corporate examiners to investigate what happened on a computer.

    101 Autopsy Forensic Browser alternatives

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  10. GetDataBack icon

    GetDataBack

     52 likes

    GetDataBack, for FAT or NTFS drive and partitions, will recover your data if the hard drive's partition table, boot record, FAT/MFT or root directory are lost or damaged, data was lost due to a virus attack, the drive was formatted, fdisk has been run, a power failure has...

    136 GetDataBack alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Windows
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  11. MiniTool Power Data Recovery icon

    MiniTool Power Data Recovery

     16 likes

    Handles various data loss scenarios, retrieving files from hard drives, SSDs, USBs, and more. Personal Deluxe includes lifetime license and media boot tools. Business editions support multiple PCs and Windows Server.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  12. Lazesoft Recovery Suite icon

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite

     19 likes

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite is a very easy to use ALL-IN-ONE boot disk that repair your crashed Windows, recover data from deleted, formatted, damaged partition, clone or backup disk, reset your forgotten Windows password.

    158 Lazesoft Recovery Suite alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  13. Wondershare Recoverit icon

    Wondershare Recoverit

     5 likes

    Data recovery tool with 96% success rate, restoring files from accidental deletions, system crashes, formatted disks, and more on Windows. It supports hard drives, SSDs, USBs, mobile devices, and memory cards, and handles all major data loss scenarios efficiently.

    125 Wondershare Recoverit alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  14. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard icon

    EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard

     26 likes

    Recovers deleted, formatted, or corrupted files from hard drives, USB drives, SD cards, memory cards, or RAID arrays on Windows systems, offering deep and quick scan, file preview, selective restore, multiple file system support, and a user-friendly interface.

    141 EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard alternatives

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    • iPhone
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  15. Wise Data Recovery icon

    Wise Data Recovery

     10 likes

    Easily and quickly recover deleted photos, documents, videos, emails, and more. Retrieve data from local drives, external drives, USB drives, SD cards, mobile phones, and other removable devices.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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