As of version 1.5.3 it can also recover files from Ext2, Ext3 and Ext4 file systems of Linux. It is able to recover lost directory structure and automatically renames files when trying to recover two files of the same name. The program works on FAT, exFAT and NTFS file systems of Windows. Recuva was described by as an 'effective tool for undeleting or salvaging files we sent for recycling and deleted, in the past'. Preview thumbnails of intact photos can be displayed in grid view mode and in the side bar.

Recuva can recover files deleted from internal and external hard disk drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, portable media players or all random-access storage mediums with a supported file system. It is able to undelete files that have been marked as deleted the operating system marks the areas of the disk in which they were stored as free space. Recuva ( / r ɪ ˈ k ʌ v ə/) is an undeletion program for Windows, developed by Piriform Software. Including both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, but not RT tablet editions.

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