Recuva Alternatives for Linux

Recuva is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is TestDisk, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Recuva and 18 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Recuva are PhotoRec, Digler, R-Studio 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, Linux + File Recovery, File Recovery and Open Source. 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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    The best one out there. It can edit/restore partitions, list and copy files and folders and it's very fast.

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    It's focused in recovering partitions, not files. So it lists partitions with not much info about the files inside.

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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.

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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
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    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

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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
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    R-Studio

    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.

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    R-Studio

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    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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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Best recovery results for me.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think R-Studio is a great Recuva alternative.

    • R-Studio is the most popular commercial alternative to Recuva.

    • R-Studio is Paid and ProprietaryRecuva is Freemium and Proprietary
  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

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    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
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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
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    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

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
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  11. Recovery Explorer Professional icon

    Recovery Explorer Professional

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    Recovery Explorer Professional corresponds precisely to the requirements of data recovery professionals. This software application offers data recovery experts a set of tools to cover data loss cases to the greatest possible extent.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    GNU ddrescue

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    Command-line utility to copy and recover data from failing drives or files, efficiently tracking progress with logfiles, auto-resuming recovery, merging multiple damaged sources, and providing fill mode to overwrite, mark, or repair sectors for advanced recovery cases.

    25 GNU ddrescue alternatives

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    • Free
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  13. Recovery Explorer icon

    Recovery Explorer

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    Recovery Explorer (Standard and RAID) are an effective easy-to-use software solution for retrieving different types of data lost from various devices and file systems.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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  14. Raise Data Recovery icon

    Raise Data Recovery

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    Raise Data Recovery is an easy-to-use powerful utility with an intuitive wizard-style interface for data recovery from simple storages with Windows, Linux and macOS file systems and from common RAID-based devices.

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
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  15. Scrounge NTFS icon

    Scrounge NTFS

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    Data recovery program for NTFS file systems. Reads each block of the hard disk to and retrieves rebuilds file system tree on another partition.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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