Recuva silent install and uninstall

Restore accidentally deleted files quickly and easily.

EXE x86x64 Updated 19 Oct 2026
Vendor
Piriform
Category
Utilities
Installer
NSIS (Nullsoft)
Architecture
x86, x64
Checked version
1.55.0.133
winget ID
Piriform.Recuva
License
Freeware
Download
Official download

Silent install

rcsetup155.exe /S
  1. Download the installer from the direct download link.
  2. Open an elevated Command Prompt: right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
  3. Change to the folder with the installer, for example cd C:\Temp.
  4. Run the command above. Adjust the file name if you downloaded a different version.

Or install with winget

winget install --id Piriform.Recuva --exact --silent --scope machine --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

Silent uninstall

winget
winget uninstall --id Piriform.Recuva --exact --silent --accept-source-agreements

Run the command from an elevated Command Prompt.

About the NSIS (Nullsoft) installer

NSIS installers use /S for a silent install. Switches are case-sensitive, and /D= must come last without quotes.

SwitchWhat it does
/SSilent install (capital S).
/D=C:\PathInstall folder. Must be the last switch, no quotes.
/allusersPer-machine install, supported by many but not all NSIS setups.

Deploy Recuva with Microsoft Intune

Package the installer as a Win32 app (.intunewin) and use these settings:

Install commandrcsetup155.exe /S
Uninstall command Use the uninstaller from the install folder; winget is not available to the SYSTEM account by default.
Install behaviorSystem

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