Recuva (pronounced “recover”) is a freeware Windows utility to restore  files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This  includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other  files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory  cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been  deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses! Recuva is a new file recovery tool  that will unerase files that you have mistakenly deleted from your  computer. It’s fast, small and will run from a USB drive. It also  supports most digital cameras card formats, so you can restore those  images you accidentally deleted! Turn off any applications you don’t  need, if you are trying to recover files from a media card, stop using  that card immediately. Ideally install Recuva before you need it, as  just browsing the internet and downloading the installer creates a huge  number of temporary files and any one of them could over write the file  you are trying to recover. When you need it, just Scan the drive the  file was on.

Runs on Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003 and 2000. Including both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

Changes in Recuva 1.48.980 (12 Aug 2013):
 - Added UDF drive support.
 - Added user choice for recovery involving long path names.
 - New options for recovering to drives with insufficient space.
 - Enhanced file detection for small-capacity drives.
 - Improved options for con**** menus.
 - Minor GUI improvements.
 - Minor tweaks and fixes.