Recuva

A guide to uninstall Recuva from your computer

This info is about Recuva for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Piriform. You can find out more on Piriform or check for application updates here. Usually the Recuva application is installed in the C:\Program Files\Recuva directory, depending on the user's option during install. C:\Program Files\Recuva\uninst.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Recuva. Recuva.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 1.40 MB (1469248 bytes) on disk.

Recuva is comprised of the following executables which occupy 3.87 MB (4060800 bytes) on disk:

• Recuva.exe (1.40 MB)
• Recuva64.exe (2.35 MB)
• uninst.exe (120.00 KB)

The current page applies to Recuva version 1.42 alone. You can find below a few links to other Recuva releases:

• 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
• 1.34
• 1.48
• 1.45
• 1.53.1087
• 1.38.0.504
• 1.51
• 1.49
• 1.50
• 1.38
• Unknown
• 1.32
• 1.39

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Recuva has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• 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

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Recuva\Recuva64.exe

How to erase Recuva with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Recuva is a program released by Piriform. Some computer users decide to uninstall this application. This can be efortful because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY practice to uninstall Recuva is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Recuva or simply click the Search feature and type in "Recuva". If it is installed on your PC the Recuva application will be found very quickly. When you click Recuva in the list of apps, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Recuva, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

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


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

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 recommendation to remove Recuva by Piriform from your computer, 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 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.