Free Recuva Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Recuva for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Windows alternative 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 are free and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Windows alternatives to Recuva are PhotoRec, Disk Drill, Digler and Autopsy Forensic Browser.

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Recuva alternatives are mainly File Recovery Tools, but if you're looking for Photo Recovery Tools or Hard Disk Recovery Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Windows + Free, Free, Open Source, Linux + File Recovery and File Recovery. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Recuva.
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  1. TestDisk icon

    TestDisk

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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.

    144 TestDisk alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
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    It's focused in recovering partitions, not files. So it lists partitions with not much info about the files inside.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    merih coban
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    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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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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

    PhotoRec

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks PhotoRec is a great Recuva alternative.

    • PhotoRec is Free and Open SourceRecuva is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Disk Drill icon

    Disk Drill

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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.

    158 Disk Drill alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Stellar Photo Recovery

    Stellar Photo Recovery software retrieves lost or deleted multimedia files from devices including cameras and memory cards. It supports formats like JPEG, MP4, WAV and can repair corrupt files. The tool supports SD card recovery ...

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  7. Autopsy Forensic Browser icon

    Autopsy Forensic Browser

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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.

    101 Autopsy Forensic Browser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. MiniTool Power Data Recovery icon

    MiniTool Power Data Recovery

     16 likes
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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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  10. Lazesoft Recovery Suite icon

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite

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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.

    158 Lazesoft Recovery Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  11. Wondershare Recoverit icon

    Wondershare Recoverit

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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.

    125 Wondershare Recoverit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  12. Orion File Recovery icon

    Orion File Recovery

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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.

    150 Orion File Recovery alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  13. R-Linux icon

    R-Linux

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    Efficient file recovery tool designed for Ext2/Ext3/Ext4 FS within Linux and Unix systems, utilizing IntelligentScan. Free utility, excludes network and RAID features, but provides reliable recovery on supported platforms.

    97 R-Linux alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    It is even better than Recuva.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks R-Linux is a great Recuva alternative.

    • R-Linux is Free and ProprietaryRecuva is Freemium and Proprietary
  14. DMDE icon

    DMDE

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    DM Disk Editor and Data Recovery (DMDE) is a disk editor which can help you to understand NTFS. Its capable to view your hard disk sector wise, on MFT level, to disect mft attributes and to edit bytes on your hard disk.

    99 DMDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  15. Uneraser icon

    Uneraser

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    Reliable and powerful data recovery software, created by DiskInternals. Restore all kind of files from all kind of storage. Support different file systems like NTFS, exFAT, FAT, HFS, HFS+, ZFS, Reiser, Reiser4, UFS. Free preview.

    145 Uneraser alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
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    • Windows
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