Version History
v1.16.333 - Added ability to search for non-deleted files (for recovery from damaged or reformatted disks only). - Added support for .rtf, .pdf, .mp3 and .tif files to deep scan. - Fixed bug that would limit file size of .avi files to 1GB after deep scan. - Various UI tweaks. - Performance improvements. v1.15.327 - Fixed bizarre crash in filter box (if you press F4 twice). - Fixed memory leak on FAT32 drives with large numbers of files. - Fixed rare crash in secure deletion. - Minor UI tweaks. v1.14.321 - Added support for video, audio, and compressed files in deep scan. Formats: .wma .ogg .wav .mov .mpg .mp4 .3gp .flv .wmv .avi .rar .zip - Added 'Compressed' option to the filter. - Fixed bug that could cause crash during deep scan, caused by corrupt image files. - Added support for Microsoft Office tmp files. Allows recovery of files lost if Office crashes. - Various small UI tweaks. - Added Ukrainian translation. v1.13.304 - Added Deep Scan. Recuva can now search for files lost by the file system, which will work for reformatted and repartitioned drives. - Improved speed and stability for image preview in Windows 2k/98. - Several performance tweaks. - Various UI tweaks and improvements. v1.12.291 - New Wizard to make recovery easier. - New Thumbnails view. - Added Scan All Drives feature. - Fixed 'Cannot find path' issue. - Fixed rare crash during scan in XP/2000. - Optimized treeview speed with large numbers of files. - Minor UI changes. - Minor bug fixes and improvements. v1.11.257 - New file contents analysis. - Tweaks to secure delete feature. - Added filter by file type. - Added status icon to the list view. - Improved progress indication on large files. - Several performance improvements. - Minor tweaks and changes. v1.10.223 - Added Secure Deletion option (Win2k and newer). - Added option to save settings to an INI file. - Optimized error logging. - Improved recovery of sparse files. - Performance improvements. - Various UI tweaks. - Minor tweaks and changes. v1.09.194 - Fixed bug with fragmented MFT tables. v1.09.190 - Added Piriform styling to main dialog banner. - App now automatically checks for updates. - Incorporated scanning of $LogFile to NTFS scan. - Dynamic changing of language. - UI tweaks and improvements. - Minor bugs fixes. v1.08.174 - Added image preview feature. - Redesigned find box. - Fixed sorting by state issue. - Better handling of the cluster array (bad allocation issue). - Fixed error during data processing (could freeze at 99%). - Improved support of sparse files. - Minor tweaks and fixes. v1.07.138 - Fully Unicode (requires unicows.dll with Windows 98/ME). - Improved restoration of file names when restoring from the Recycle Bin. - Better feedback for files that fail to be recovered. - Threading issue fixed (affected removable FAT32 drives). - Minor UI changes. - Added Simplified Chinese. - Minor tweaks and fixes. v1.06.132 - Improvements to NTFS recovery. - Improved handling of fragmented MFT. - Fixed rare crash when using the filter. - Improved accuracy of status information. - Stability improvements. - Various UI tweaks. - Added Catalan and Norwegian translations. - Localization fixes. v1.05.118 - 22 language translations added. - Added support for Windows 98. - Fixed cleartype font support. - Tweaks to data run types (improves recovery rate for NTFS). - Better handling of large numbers of files in list view. - Stores users settings in the registry. - Minor tweaks and fixes. v1.04.104 - Fixed issue that stopped Recuva working from a USB drive under XP64. - Fixed highlighted items bug when sorting by columns. - Fixed tree view tooltips in Win2000. - Speedier recovery from thumbdrives under USB 1.1. - Updated installer engine and detection routines. - Several minor UI changes. - Minor tweaks and fixes. v1.03.100 Final Release - Sorting is much faster with a large numbers of files. - Fixed unhandled exception when closing in debug mode. - Added handling of super short zero byte files that could cause the scan to hang. - Filter text is now a whizzy grey color, when not in use. - Removed previous selected item from group when drag selecting. - Improved find rate in FAT32 system drives. - Super duper optimized for NTFS system drives. - Added full size Vista icon. - Fixed issue that could delay selection rectangle redraw in themed Win2k3. - Added 'Highlight Folder' option to right click menu in list view. - Fixed banner icon drawing issue in 2000. - Minor tweaks and fixes. v1.02.095 Beta - Added drag select to list view. - Tree view now expands on double click. - Disabled right click menu in list view column headers. - Improvements to SD card compatibility. - Tick all column is now fixed width. - Double hard NTFS algorithm issue finally fixed. - Updated string table. - Fixed layout issue with 120dpi. - Fixed issue with right click menu. - Cleared issue that caused the tick boxes to not redraw. v1.02.091 Beta - Reinstated tree view - now with a filter. - Added 'Check all' column header. - Added status information after a scan. - Fixed issue that sometimes caused a crash in Win2k. - Remembers the previous save path. - Added drive letter to file paths. - Multiple XM types now supported. - Fixed memory leak that could cause a crash in Vista. - Fixed a status panel display bug that made it look odd in Win2k3. - Added drive icon to drop down list. - Performance improvements. v1.02.086 Beta - Massive increase on scan speed. - Re-architected memory management component. - Improvements to stability and file type handling. - Numerous UI changes. - Added live list filtering. - Enhanced support of removable USB drives. v1.01.069 Beta - Added option to restore folder structure. - Fixed issue with 98 which caused the options OK button to not be drawn. - Fixed issue that could cause the tick state to become confused in tree view. - Speed improvements to multiple selections in list view. - Fixed tab order in options window. - Memory handling improvements. - Minor bug fixes. v1.01.062 Beta - Fixed issue that caused the list/tree view to empty after a scan. - Added tooltip to tree view. - Optimized cluster count algorithm for NTFS 3.1. - Added visual indication for Debug mode (Recuva.exe /debug). - Error log is now always created in debug mode. - Changes to multiple selection method. v1.01.057 Beta - Added "Check for updates..." link. - Added internal handling for multiple languages. - Memory handling improvements. - Minor bug fixes. v1.01.048 Beta - Fixed issue with slow response when using Ctrl-A on a large number of files. - Improved handling of removable drives. - Fixed issue that caused improper entries in drive list. - Improved searching of MFT mirror entries. - Minor UI tweaks. v1.01.043 Beta - Memory management improvements. - Ctrl+A now selects all items in the list view. - Dynamic handling of removable drives. - Added warning if you try to recover to the same drive as the source files. - Tweaked detection of non-NT processor specifications. - Changes to initial memory allocation algorithm. - Interface tweaks. v1.01.037 Beta - Fixed crash error when scanning. - Fixed errors in filtering text. - Fixed errors while recovering files one after the other. - Fixed issues with Win2k. - Updated the method for reading volume free space. - General improvements to memory handling. - Fixes to memory management in treeview mode. - Updated the size of the options/about dialog and controls. - Added "Ignored files" count display to the status. v1.01.032 Beta - Improvements to memory management when handling a large number of files. - Better handling of bad MFT entries. - Even more improvements to the error tracing. - Added 'About' tab to options dialog. - Tweaks to recovery algorithms (related to hidden system files). v1.01.026 Beta - Complete rewrite of error tracing routines. - Fixed bug that caused the 'Date Modified' data to disappear when searching. - Renamed 'Date Modified' to 'Last Modified'. - Added command-line parameter for debug mode "recuva.exe /debug". - Improved detection of bad sectors in MFT table. - Fixed bug that caused the application to close on win2k server. v1.01.024 Beta - Added 'Date modified' column. - Added Volume label to drive list. - Fixed bug that caused app to hang on exit in Vista. - Added some more error logging. - Fixed odd bug on 2000 that caused the icon to go all weird. - Fixed scan halting issues on some versions of XP. - Removed dependency on shlwapi.dll. - Various Vista fixes. - Improved stability on Windows XP x64. v1.01.021 Beta - Improved error logging. - Added ctrl/shift multiple select of items in list view, using either space bar or check boxes. - Changed column heading from 'Location' to 'Path'. - Changed column heading from 'File name' to 'Filename'. - Changed 'Filter' to 'Find'. - Redefined 'Unrecoverable' state to 'Very poor'. - Improvements to recovery algorithm. - Minor UI changes. - Various stability fixes. v1.01.017 Beta - First beta release.
