Introduction
If you are using Windows 10, then you are using the latest version of the Microsoft PowerPoint application, and you are in luck because this is by far the most powerful and versatile tool in the bunch. As of 2021, Microsoft has been offering serious troubleshooting support for official documents, files, and stuff made with their suite of office tools. However, it also allows third-party software developers to offer their own custom solutions too.
Speaking of third-party software, one can both fix corrupted files manually and use tools, some of which are paid and some free, for both Windows and Mac. Some of these tools can even repair a PowerPoint presentation with images and videos. Thus, PowerPoint repair can be both easy and difficult based on the contents and also the condition of the file. At last, some files may not be able to recover totally, after all.
Let us first understand what leads to such corruption and how to identify it and prevent it.
The Cause of PowerPointFile Corruption
There can be many reasons for file corruption when working with Microsoft PowerPoint. Many of these are strange and totally unexpected while some can be avoided with precautions. In all cases, keeping backups is a good idea.
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Copying Interruption Or Failure
Most often the problem is copying the presentation from the source computer to a portable media like a pen drive or USB stick improperly. At times, the issue can be as simple as formatting while at the time it can be very big. Sometimes, it may not even open up after being copied.
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Low Disk-Space Saving Error
When you are working on projects, a PowerPoint presentation may not save if there is a lack of disk space and the entire file might get corrupted in the process. It can result in a corrupted file even if you’d saved earlier versions.
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Merging Different Versions
Often you would like to use other sources to combine and make your presentation, and this can result in incompatibility issues. While you can make the presentation and save it, you will find that the file has corrupted when you open it the next time. Such strange issues can happen repeatedly as many times you format or fix it manually.
Common Ways to Repair PowerPointFiles
Now, the above issues are the most common cases and there can be some strange issues from person to person. To easily repair PowerPoint file you can resort to manual fixing and making the slides once again, making selected slides, or keeping backup continuously as you make it. Here we discuss some of them.
1. Insert Corrupt Slides Into A New File
One of the earliest attempts of support from Microsoft for its PowerPoint application was from 2003, 2007 and now with the most powerful tools. The most promising technique seems to be copying the corrupted slides from the damaged presentation to a new blank PowerPoint file. Do not try to open the broken PPT. You can use the inbuilt Slide Finder to do this for 2003 and previous versions. For 2007 and later, you can go to Home>New Slide>Reuse Slide and continue henceforth. This can help a lot when you want to manually tune and fix the individual slides.
2. Using The Open &Repair Tool
Because Microsoft PowerPoint has an inbuilt tool called Open and Repair, it makes the job a little bit easier for the average person. So, you can make use of this to try to repair corruptPowerPoint 2007 file. Just go to File>Menu>Open, and then choose the corrupted presentation. Then, select Open and Repair, and wait for the magic to happen. This is not a sure-shot solution but it helps a lot.
How to Repair PowerPoint Files with Repairit?
Wondershare Repairit is a powerful versatile tool to repair even severely corrupted PPT and PPTX files on Windows or Mac. Below are a few easy steps to achieve this.
1. Add files
2. Start File Repair
3. Preview and Save
Pros and Cons
- The tool can help repair all PowerPoint objects including labels and headers from native Microsoft applications, without compatibility issues.
- The software is intuitive and easy to use, with the option to recover multiple corrupted files in batch, unlike Open and Repair.
- The latest version works across versions from 2019 to 2007, so your old PPT can also be reused.
Part 4: Closing Words
Corruption can often be due to an improper copy that went undetected leading to the missing header of files or low memory. One way to deal with this is to clear disk space and manually fix slides. But, if your PPT or PPTX file is severely corrupted, then you should rely on efficient and more powerful third-party tools like Wondershare Repairit.