Windows 10: I updated an existing PowerPoint deck. But I cannot find it via the application, recover...

Autosave appears to be broken, or else the attempt to save did not take. I updated an existing PowerPoint deck. But I cannot find it via the application, recover files, or within explorer on either OneDrive or locally. What happened?

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I updated an existing PowerPoint deck. But I cannot find it via the application, recover files, or within explorer on either OneDrive or locally. What happened?

Autosave appears to be broken, or else the attempt to save did not take. I updated an existing PowerPoint deck. But I cannot find it via the application, recover files, or within explorer on either OneDrive or locally. What happened?

 

I updated an existing PowerPoint deck. But I cannot find it via the application, recover files, or within explorer on either OneDrive or locally. What happened?

Hello! My name is Ben a fellow member here in the community, not a Microsoft employee. Hope you are doing well!

Just to confirm, can you still access or view this specific file you edited? If it is also not showing anymore, I would suggest to try recovering the file.

For Microsoft 365. Normally, PowerPoint will automatically recover your work the next time you open the application following an unexpected shutdown, etc. It does this by detecting if an AutoRecover file exists and automatically opening it. If you want to keep the recovered file, you should immediately save it before editing or closing.

To manually open an AutoRecover file:

1.Click the File button in the ribbon and then click the Home tab in the menu.

2.Click the Recover Unsaved Presentations button at the bottom of the screen to navigate to the folder where AutoRecover files are stored.

For other Office versions, you may also check this page to see whether the edited version of the file will appear:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/recov...

I hope the information helps. Feel free to post back here in the community if there are still problems and we are here to assist.

Kind regards,

Ben

 

PowerPoint file crashes PowerPoint upon opening

since this happens in some of the computers only, suggest that you open the file on working computer and copy everything and paste to a new powerpoint file.
most of the time it works to me. *Smile