Recuva

A guide to uninstall Recuva from your system

Recuva is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is made by Piriform. Check out here where you can read more on Piriform. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Recuva folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling Recuva is C:\Program Files\Recuva\uninst.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file occupies 2.09 MB (2194744 bytes) on disk and is called Recuva64.exe.

The executables below are part of Recuva. They take an average of 2.21 MB (2312496 bytes) on disk.

• Recuva64.exe (2.09 MB)
• uninst.exe (114.99 KB)

This page is about Recuva version 1.34 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Recuva:

• 1.52
• 1.33
• 1.36
• 1.41
• 1.44
• 1.35
• 1.53
• 1.40
• 1.43
• 1.47
• 1.46
• 1.
• 1.37
• 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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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall Recuva.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Recuva
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Recuva

The files below are left behind on your disk by Recuva's application uninstaller when you removed 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-1058.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-1061.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-1079.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-2052.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-3098.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Lang\lang-5146.dll
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\Recuva64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\uninst.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Recuva_Recuva64_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\http___www_recuva_com_
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Recuva\Recuva Homepage.url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Recuva\Recuva.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Recuva\Uninstall Recuva.lnk

Generally the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Piriform\Recuva
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Recuva
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Piriform\Recuva
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\recuva.exe

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3178820116-2223105728-3247968684-500\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Recuva\Recuva64.exe

A way to remove Recuva with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Recuva is an application offered by the software company Piriform. Sometimes, users decide to remove it. Sometimes this is efortful because uninstalling this by hand takes some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY action to remove Recuva is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows system.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Recuva or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Recuva". If it is installed on your PC the Recuva application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Recuva in the list of apps, the following data about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Recuva, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Recuva.


8. After removing Recuva, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Recuva that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Recuva with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Recuva by Piriform from your PC, we are not saying that Recuva by Piriform is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall 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.