Recuva AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Recovery Tools for Linux

Recuva is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux File Recovery Tool alternative is TestDisk, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Recuva and 14 are File Recovery Tools available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux File Recovery Tool alternatives to Recuva are PhotoRec, Digler, R-Studio and Autopsy Forensic Browser.

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  1. TestDisk icon

    TestDisk

     397 likes

    Recovers lost partitions, repairs non-booting or damaged disks, restores deleted partition tables, supports FAT, NTFS, ext, and exFAT file systems, operates via command-line, converts dynamic disks to basic, runs cross-platform without installation.

    144 TestDisk alternatives

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    Comments about TestDisk as an Alternative to Recuva
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
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    The best one out there. It can edit/restore partitions, list and copy files and folders and it's very fast.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    3

    It's focused in recovering partitions, not files. So it lists partitions with not much info about the files inside.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    merih coban
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    It can recover FILES. When you select your partition press P for list files option. It will show you all your files and folders. Then you can browse your files and select the folder you want to recover. For example your Users folder. Press C to copy selected files to another location. Yes the user interface is not super beginer friendly but it can recovery your files. It also recover file names and folder structure.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • TestDisk is Free and Open SourceRecuva is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. PhotoRec icon

    PhotoRec

     183 likes

    PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures.

    142 PhotoRec alternatives

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    Photorec is simple, light, yet powerful, but it recovers files roughly, without names and metadata.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • PhotoRec is Free and Open SourceRecuva is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Digler icon

    Digler

     25 likes

    Forensic disk analysis and file recovery solution supporting a wide range of disk image formats and raw devices, file system-agnostic recovery, metadata-independent scans, DFXML reporting, plugin extensibility, intuitive CLI, and integration for diverse forensic needs.

    50 Digler alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  6. R-Studio icon

    R-Studio

     68 likes

    Features cutting-edge recovery for FAT, NTFS, HFS, and EXT systems; works on local and network disks even if damaged, with flexible recovery settings for total control.

    139 R-Studio alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Comments about R-Studio as an Alternative to Recuva
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Best recovery results for me.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • R-Studio is Paid and ProprietaryRecuva is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Autopsy Forensic Browser icon

    Autopsy Forensic Browser

     23 likes

    Autopsy® is a digital forensics platform and graphical interface to The Sleuth Kit® and other digital forensics tools. It can be used by law enforcement, military, and corporate examiners to investigate what happened on a computer.

    101 Autopsy Forensic Browser alternatives

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  8. R-Linux icon

    R-Linux

     5 likes

    Efficient file recovery tool designed for Ext2/Ext3/Ext4 FS within Linux and Unix systems, utilizing IntelligentScan. Free utility, excludes network and RAID features, but provides reliable recovery on supported platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    Comments about R-Linux as an Alternative to Recuva
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    Positive
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    It is even better than Recuva.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • R-Linux is Free and ProprietaryRecuva is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. DMDE icon

    DMDE

     12 likes

    DM Disk Editor and Data Recovery (DMDE) is a disk editor which can help you to understand NTFS. Its capable to view your hard disk sector wise, on MFT level, to disect mft attributes and to edit bytes on your hard disk.

    99 DMDE alternatives

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    • Freemium
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  11. Recovery Explorer Professional icon

    Recovery Explorer Professional

     8 likes

    Recovery Explorer Professional corresponds precisely to the requirements of data recovery professionals. This software application offers data recovery experts a set of tools to cover data loss cases to the greatest possible extent.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  12. GNU ddrescue icon

    GNU ddrescue

     18 likes

    Command-line utility to copy and recover data from failing drives or files, efficiently tracking progress with logfiles, auto-resuming recovery, merging multiple damaged sources, and providing fill mode to overwrite, mark, or repair sectors for advanced recovery cases.

    25 GNU ddrescue alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  13. Raise Data Recovery icon

    Raise Data Recovery

     8 likes

    Raise Data Recovery is an easy-to-use powerful utility with an intuitive wizard-style interface for data recovery from simple storages with Windows, Linux and macOS file systems and from common RAID-based devices.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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  14. Foremost icon

    Foremost

     9 likes

    Foremost is a console program to recover files based on their headers, footers, and internal data structures. This process is commonly referred to as data carving. Foremost can work on image files, such as those generated by dd, Safeback, Encase, etc, or directly on a drive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  15. safecopy - Data Recovery

     3 likes

    safecopy is a data recovery tool which tries to extract as much data as possible from a problematic (i.e. damaged sectors) source - like floppy drives, hard disk partitions, CDs, tape devices, ..., where other tools like dd would fail due to I/O...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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