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Recovery Vault: Undo Any Uninstall in One Click
Every uninstaller deletes. UniClean is the only one that remembers. Before a single file, registry key or service is removed, Recovery Vault captures it into an AES-256 encrypted archive on your own disk — so any removal can be reversed from the Restore Center, even days later and after a restart.
The undo button Windows never gave you.
What Recovery Vault backs up
- Program Files, ProgramData and per-user AppData folders
- Registry keys under HKLM and HKCU, including Uninstall entries
- Windows services with their start type and recovery options
- Scheduled tasks, Run keys and Startup-folder shortcuts
- Browser extensions and their profile settings
- Start menu and desktop shortcuts
Why it matters
What Recovery Vault does for you
01
Snapshot before every delete
Files, folders, registry keys, services, scheduled tasks and shortcuts are captured automatically. You never have to remember to make a backup.
02
AES-256 encryption at rest
Vault archives are encrypted with a key that never leaves your PC. Nothing is uploaded, synced or shared.
03
Per-program restore points
Unlike System Restore, each removal is its own entry. Restore one app without rolling back anything else on your system.
04
Survives restarts
Removals scheduled for next boot are vaulted first, so you can still restore after Windows restarts.
05
Smart retention
Choose how long backups are kept and how much disk the vault may use. Old entries are pruned safely, newest first kept.
06
Full audit trail
Every vault and restore action is recorded in the Audit Log with exact paths and timestamps.
How it works
How Recovery Vault works
- 1
Select what to remove
Pick a program, startup entry, extension or leftover set in UniClean.
- 2
Vault captures everything
UniClean copies every file, key and service it is about to touch into an encrypted vault entry.
- 3
Removal runs
The program is uninstalled and its leftovers are swept only after the vault entry is verified.
- 4
Restore in one click
Open Restore Center, choose the entry and click Restore — files, registry and services are put back exactly where they were.
FAQ
Recovery Vault FAQ
Locally, in an encrypted folder on your system drive (you can move it to another drive in Settings). It is never uploaded anywhere.
Only as much as the items you remove, compressed. You can set a size cap and retention period, and UniClean prunes the oldest entries first.
No. System Restore rolls back the whole system to a point in time. Recovery Vault restores a single removal without touching anything else, and it also captures user files that System Restore ignores.
Yes. Vault entries persist across restarts until you delete them or they reach your retention limit.
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