I've had CCleanner. Now I want to add Recuva.

[Sthephanny]

I've had CCleanner for a while now. Now I want to add Recuva. Is there any option to buy only Recuva or will I have to buy another CCleaner to get Recuva?

[nukecad]

I recommend that you simply download and use Recuva Free version.

It has exactly the same recovery functionality as the paid for version, there is no difference whatsoever.

If you buy Recuva then currently you would be paying the extra just for automatic updating (There haven't been any updates to Recuva for a number of years now) and priority support (You can get support here on the forum, or non-priority support by email).

Of course if you still want to pay for Recuva, for no particular reason, then Piriform will be quite happy to take your money
https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva

[Dave CCleaner]

On 11/05/2023 at 07:52, nukecad said:

there is no difference whatsoever

Wellllll you do get customer support and that warm satisfied feeling from supporting the ongoing distribution of free software, although the latter you already get from paying your CCleaner Professional licence. I should also note that the free products are for home use only.  If you are a business then you have to use either the Professional or Business Editions.

There is an assumption in some people's minds that there must be a catch to free software - with the increasing awareness that "if you're not the customer then you're the product", etc, etc.  That's not the case with CCleaner.  It's great when customers pay for the extra features in CCleaner Professional, but those who don't will still recommend CCleaner to other people, who in turn may buy or recommend.  Even though most folks keep using the free version, which does cost us money to maintain, enough customers buy that it all works.  And 100M satisfied free users are a lot more cost-effective than a Superbowl ad.

Anyway, back to Recuva - more than happy to take your money at https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva.  But we're just as happy if you use the free version and tell a friend about it before they spend $80 on some other recovery software :-)