Recuva

A way to uninstall Recuva from your PC

This web page is about Recuva for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by Piriform. Check out here for more info on Piriform. Recuva is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Recuva directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. The complete uninstall command line for Recuva is C:\Program Files\Recuva\uninst.exe. Recuva's primary file takes around 3.71 MB (3888920 bytes) and its name is recuva.exe.

Recuva installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 8.56 MB (8971296 bytes) on disk.

• recuva.exe (3.71 MB)
• recuva64.exe (4.71 MB)
• uninst.exe (140.48 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.52 of Recuva. Click on the links below for other Recuva versions:

• 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
• 1.42
• 1.49
• 1.50
• 1.54
• 1.38
• Unknown
• 1.32
• 1.39

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A considerable amount of files, folders and Windows registry data will not be removed when you want to remove Recuva from your PC.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Recuva

Files remaining:

• 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-1054.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\recuva64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\RecuvaShell64.dll
• 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\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Recuva_uninst_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\http___www_piriform_com_recuva
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Recuva v 1.52.1086 (2).lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Recuva v 1.52.1086.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\Piriform\Recuva
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Piriform\Recuva
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\recuva64.exe
• 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 in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1516414953-2070901603-3976467686-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Recuva\recuva64.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1516414953-2070901603-3976467686-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Desktop\Recuva v 1.52.1086\Recuva v 1.52.1086 by bassam.ahmed.exe

How to remove Recuva from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Recuva is a program released by Piriform. Sometimes, users decide to uninstall this program. This is difficult because performing this manually requires some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK manner to uninstall Recuva is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Recuva or simply click the Search field and type in "Recuva". If it is installed on your PC the Recuva program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Recuva in the list , some data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Recuva, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

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


8. After uninstalling Recuva, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong 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 directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready 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 computer, we are not saying that Recuva by Piriform is not a good software application. 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.