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I have three separate presentations with the same problem and I have read the other thread regarding this and have tried to load the presentation up through Open Office and this has failed. Does anyone else have any ideas as these are extremely important to me!!!

F.Y.I - When I open the file within Open Office, it loads up a load of hashes in the writer function of the program.

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rubberman commented: To whomever downvoted this - the question is relevant and well stated. +13

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If a presentation opens as garbage in a text editor, it usually means the file is not plain text (modern .pptx files are ZIP-packed Open XML) or the ZIP/XML parts are damaged. Work only on copies — never overwrite originals. Quick checks: compare file size with a known-good copy, try the file on a different PC, and check any cloud/backup version history first. See Microsoft’s guidance on file-repair basics. (Open a document after a file corruption error).

First non-destructive recovery steps to try

  • Let PowerPoint try its built-in repair: File → Open → select the file → use the Open dropdown → “Open and Repair”. This is the simplest first attempt and is Microsoft’s recommended starting point. (Microsoft Support).
  • If that fails, inspect the package: make a copy, rename .pptx to .zip and open it with 7‑Zip (or similar) to see whether /ppt/slides and /ppt/media exist. You can often extract slide XML or remove a corrupted media part and repackage. The .pptx structure is documented by Microsoft. (PresentationML structure, 7‑Zip).

If multiple files are affected or repairs repeatedly fail

  • Check disk integrity/SMART and run Windows error‑checking — corruption across files often points to failing media. Microsoft’s PowerPoint troubleshooting article covers these steps and other recovery methods (insert slides into a new file, recover temp/AutoRecover files, save as RTF for text). (Troubleshoot damaged presentations).

If none of the above works, avoid random “repair” websites for sensitive files; consider a reputable paid recovery tool or professional service as a last resort.

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I assume you have tried Powerpoint. What about Libre Office (the latest version)? It handles MS Office cruft much better than Open Office does.

Anyway, the pertinent question is why did this happen? Do you have a disc that is starting to fail? Have you run disc analysis and recovery tools on it? What about viruses?

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Hii..

There are different methods available to recover corrupted PPT.

Method 1:
Move the PowerPoint to different location : this is first and very useful troubleshooting method to repair PPT problems . Copy presentation and paste it on other computer hard.

Method 2: Open presentation in MS word document:
If you have tried above method, but still facing same problem then try to open corrupt PowerPoint in MS Word. Follow this below steps:

• Open MS Word.
• Click on Open button of File menu.
• Select Files of type box and navigate to your corrupt file, Open it.

Method 3: Use Safe Mode
To see your presentation in safe mode, first of all you will have to run PowerPoint in safe mode. Follow these steps to do it...

• Click on Start button.
• Select Run & type “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\your MS office version\Powerpnt.exe" /safe”.
• Now press OK button.
• Restart your system, during restart press & hold F8 button to start window in safe mode.
• Open & see your presentation.

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, it was downvoted because there have been more questions like this lately serving as a spam trap. The OP will not come back and this thread will just get more replies with spam links (like the one above, which is already edited out). If the OP proves me wrong, I'll remove my downvote.

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