Note: Ideally, you should install Recuva before you need it. If you delete a valuable file and then go online to download Recuva, the process of browsing to www.ccleaner.com/recuva and downloading the installer can create a huge number of temporary files which may overwrite the file you are trying to recover.
Before you start Recuva:
Take these precautions to get the best results from Recuva:
Recuva Quick Start:
Note: If you created the file and deleted it soon afterwards, Recuva may have problems recovering it.