Recuva

A guide to uninstall Recuva from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Recuva for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Piriform. Check out here for more details on Piriform. The application is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\Recuva folder. Take into account that this path can differ being determined by the user's preference. You can remove Recuva by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Recuva\uninst.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. recuva.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 2.50 MB (2623328 bytes) on disk.

Recuva installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 2.64 MB (2768960 bytes) on disk.

• recuva.exe (2.50 MB)
• uninst.exe (142.22 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.44 of Recuva. Click on the links below for other Recuva versions:

• 1.52
• 1.33
• 1.36
• 1.41
• 1.35
• 1.53
• 1.40
• 1.43
• 1.47
• 1.46
• 1.
• 1.37
• 1.34
• 1.48
• 1.45
• 1.53.1087
• 1.38.0.504
• 1.51
• 1.42
• 1.49
• 1.50
• 1.38
• Unknown
• 1.32
• 1.39

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Recuva

The files below remain on your disk by Recuva when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1025.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1026.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1027.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1028.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1029.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1030.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1031.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1032.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1034.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1035.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1036.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1037.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1038.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1040.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1041.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1043.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1044.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1045.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1046.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1048.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1049.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1050.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1051.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1052.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1053.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1055.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1057.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1058.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1059.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1060.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1061.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1062.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1063.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1066.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1067.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1068.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1071.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1079.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-2052.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-2074.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-3098.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-5146.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-9999.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\recuva.exe
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\uninst.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu\Recuva Installer.lnk

Generally the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Piriform\Recuva
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\recuva_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\recuva_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Recuva
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Piriform\Recuva

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Recuva\recuva.exe

A way to erase Recuva using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Recuva is a program offered by the software company Piriform. Some computer users decide to remove it. Sometimes this can be difficult because uninstalling this by hand takes some knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE approach to remove Recuva is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Recuva or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Recuva". If it exists on your system the Recuva application will be found very quickly. After you click Recuva in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Recuva, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Recuva.


8. After uninstalling Recuva, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Recuva which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Recuva with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Recuva by Piriform from your PC, nor are we saying that Recuva by Piriform is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Recuva in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.