Recuva

How to uninstall Recuva from your PC

This info is about Recuva for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Piriform. More information about Piriform can be read here. Usually the Recuva program is placed in the C:\Program Files\Recuva folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for removing Recuva is C:\Program Files\Recuva\uninst.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. recuva64.exe is the Recuva's main executable file and it occupies circa 20.13 MB (21111712 bytes) on disk.

Recuva is composed of the following executables which take 40.96 MB (42953968 bytes) on disk:

• recuva.exe (16.76 MB)
• recuva64.exe (20.13 MB)
• uninst.exe (4.07 MB)

The current web page applies to Recuva version 1.54 alone. You can find below info on other application versions 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
• 1.34
• 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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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove Recuva.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Program Files\Recuva

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Recuva:

• C:\Program Files\Recuva\branding.dll
• 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\lil.log
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\recuva64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Recuva\uninst.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\Desktop\Recuva.lnk
• 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\https___www_ccleaner_com_recuva
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Recuva 1.54.120 Professional Multilingual [FileCR].zip.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Recuva 1.54.120 Professional Multilingual.lnk

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\Piriform\Recuva
• 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
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Piriform\Recuva

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Recuva\recuva64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Recuva\recuva64.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\Recuva\Recuva 1.54.120 Professional Multilingual\patch-XoRaX\recuva.x64-1.5-patch-XoRaX.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2661324007-3992685561-754835144-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Recuva\recuva64.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2661324007-3992685561-754835144-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\UserName\Desktop\Recuva\Recuva 1.54.120 Professional Multilingual\patch-XoRaX\recuva.x64-1.5-patch-XoRaX.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2661324007-3992685561-754835144-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\UserName\Desktop\Recuva\Recuva 1.54.120 Professional Multilingual\rcsetup154_pro.exe

A way to erase Recuva with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Recuva is a program by the software company Piriform. Some people want to erase this program. This is troublesome because removing this manually takes some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to erase 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 already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your PC.

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• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate 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 app will be found very quickly. When you select Recuva in the list , some information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Recuva, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Recuva.


8. After uninstalling Recuva, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Recuva which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Recuva with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page 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 application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Recuva supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.