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PowerPoint Recovery

Asked by: joshdua

Is it possible to recover a PowerPoint file that was recently saved? Basically pages were erased and the application was saved. We want to be able to recover the version before it was saved. Is it in a temp folder somewhere?

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2005-08-05 at 10:46:44ID21517306
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Answers

 

by: ac_slater1Posted on 2005-08-05 at 11:40:45ID: 14610353

This looks like it might help.  Check it out, I think it's a free recovery tool
http://www.ttuga.com/download/45/detail_2464.html

 

by: joshduaPosted on 2005-08-05 at 12:08:06ID: 14610613

Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to use this because I am on a work computer...

 

by: frizePosted on 2005-08-05 at 12:19:25ID: 14610721

see here :
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00108.htm
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suggestion and advice : always  work on a saved copy .

 

by: joshduaPosted on 2005-08-05 at 12:22:05ID: 14610740

Is that site mostly for corrupted files? The file wasn't corrupt, it was saved over with the pages deleted. Stupid, I know.

 

by: Ai3dPosted on 2005-08-05 at 13:51:55ID: 14611493

No, I don't think so if it can be recovered unless you have a contact who works at Microsoft :P

 

by: asian_niceguyPosted on 2005-08-05 at 21:37:58ID: 14613055

sorry to hear you lost the pages. highly unlikely you will be able to recover

 

by: cogitate4uPosted on 2005-08-08 at 12:03:56ID: 14626399

When you edit a PowerPoint presentation, it will create a temporary copy of the file with the name PPT####.tmp, where #### represents a random four-digit number. This file may reside in the same folder as the presentation, or it may be in your Temporary file folder. After you rename the file to have a .ppt extension, you may be able to open this file in PowerPoint. 1. First check the folder that the presentation was opened from and look for a file with the name PPT####.tmp.

If you do not find it there, you must search for it. Otherwise skip steps 2 through 4.
2. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders.

(In Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows Millennium, click Start, point to Search, and then click For Files or Folders.)
3. In the Named box or the Search for files or folders named box, type PPT*.tmp
4. In the Look in box, click My Computer, and then click Find Now or Search Now.
5. If you do find the file, follow these steps: a.  Right-click the file, and then click Rename on the shortcut menu.
b.  Change the the old file name extension from .tmp to .ppt, so that the file name resembles the following: PPT####.ppt
c.  Try to open the file in PowerPoint.
 
If more than one file corresponds to the last time that you saved your presentation, you may have to open each file to see if any one is the temporary copy of the presentation.

This comes from the kb database:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/207377/en-us

 

by: joshduaPosted on 2005-08-15 at 07:52:54ID: 14674902

Sorry about not responding. I haven't been able to find a solution, so the person had to do everything over again.

 

by: joshduaPosted on 2005-08-15 at 07:55:21ID: 14674919

cogitate4u's answer was the closest. I was able to find other backup files, just not the one I needed.

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