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

The best free alternative to Recuva is TestDisk, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Recuva and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Recuva are PhotoRec, Disk Drill, Digler and Stellar Data Recovery for Windows.

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Retrieve lost files from your PC, recycle bin, or portable devices with a free and user-friendly tool offering deep scans and secure overwrites.

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Recuva alternatives page was last updated Jun 24, 2025
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  1. TestDisk icon
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    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.

    145 TestDisk alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku

    TestDisk Features

    1.  Repair Partitions
    2.  Recover disk partitions
    3.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    4.  Photo Recovery
    5.  Support for FTP
    6.  Reporting

    TestDisk VS Recuva

     
    Comments about TestDisk as an Alternative to Recuva
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    Feb 1, 2019
    4

    The best one out there. It can edit/restore partitions, list and copy files and folders and it's very fast.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    Nov 10, 2021
    3

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

    Most Recent Comment
    Guest
    Negative May 15, 2019
    -1

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

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    • Most users think TestDisk is a great Recuva alternative.

    • TestDisk is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Recuva.

    • TestDisk is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Recuva.

    • TestDisk is Free and Open SourceRecuva is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. PhotoRec icon
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    PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures.

    143 PhotoRec alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Disk drive recovery
    2.  DRM Free
    3.  Photo Recovery
    4.  Recover Corrupted Files
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Finds deleted files
    7.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Portable
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Text-based

    PhotoRec VS Recuva

     
    Comments about PhotoRec as an Alternative to Recuva
    Guest
    Positive Jun 2, 2023
    0

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

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    • Almost everyone thinks PhotoRec is a great Recuva alternative.

    • PhotoRec is Free and Open SourceRecuva is Freemium and Proprietary
    • PhotoRec is LightweightRecuva is not according to our users
  3. Disk Drill icon
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    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.

    155 Disk Drill alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Disk Drill Features

    1.  Photo Recovery
    2.  Recover Corrupted Files
    3.  Delete Temporary Files
    4.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    5.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data

    Disk Drill VS Recuva

     
  4. Digler icon
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    Digler is a tool for forensic disk analysis and file recovery. It's designed to help you unearth lost or deleted data from various disk images and raw devices.

    51 Digler alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    Digler Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Terminal-based

    Digler VS Recuva

     
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    Windows-compatible disk recovery software for recovering deleted, formatted data from various storage media. Handles different data loss scenarios including partitions, corrupt files, and registry issues.

    155 Stellar Data Recovery for Windows alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Stellar Data Recovery for Windows VS Recuva

     
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    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.

    103 Autopsy Forensic Browser alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Autopsy Forensic Browser Features

    1.  Photo Recovery
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  NTFS Partition Recovery

    Autopsy Forensic Browser VS Recuva

     
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    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.

    149 MiniTool Power Data Recovery alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MiniTool Power Data Recovery Features

    1.  Photo Recovery
    2.  NTFS Partition Recovery

    MiniTool Power Data Recovery VS Recuva

     
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    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.

    122 Wondershare Recoverit alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Wondershare Recoverit Features

    1.  Photo Recovery
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Disaster Recovery

    Wondershare Recoverit VS Recuva

     
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    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.

    157 Lazesoft Recovery Suite alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Password Recovery
    3.  Windows password recovery
    4.  Windows repair
    5.  Rescue cd

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite VS Recuva

     
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    Orion searches for deleted files on your hard drive, or any external or portable drive connected to your computer. Files that are not overwritten can either be recovered or permanently deleted to prevent future recovery.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Orion File Recovery VS Recuva

     
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