How to Check Corruption in PowerPoint File of MS 2016 / 13 / 10 / 07 Version

It is often seen that the PowerPoint users are worried about their files getting corrupt. The reason is simple. PowerPoint files contain a lot of objects apart from plain text and images and it is not easy to fix these files once they become corrupted. Therefore, users remain always concerned about the health of their presentation files. For Example:

“Whenever I try to open my PowerPoint file, I keep getting an error message that the file cannot be opened. Now I do not know whether the files are corrupt or there is some issue with MS PowerPoint application. I do not have any scope to test the files either by opening them in some other system. Can you tell me how to check corruption in PowerPoint file on the native system?”

To relieve them from this worry, we are going to tell you some tips to check corruption in PowerPoint File. We will also focus on what should users do if their slides get diagnosed as corrupt. Read on.

How to Check Corruption in PowerPoint Files

Commonly, when a PowerPoint file becomes corrupted or damaged, MS PowerPoint shows up some error messages. This is a good way to know if there is any corruption. Here are various such error messages:

Error 1: Powerpoint found a problem with content

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Error 2) Microsoft Office PowerPoint has Encountered Problem & Need to Close

Error 3) PowerPoint couldn’t read some content in Flash, PowerPoint File

• Whether you get such messages or not, to check corruption level of the Powerpoint file. If you fail to open the pptx file, then the file may be corrupted or not.
• After you open the file, check if all the components are in their designated places. If you find that some items are missing/ not visible/ incomprehensible, the files are corrupt.
• If possible, try to open your files in some other computer. The reason is, PowerPoint application may fail to open your files due to some issues of its own. Remember that sometimes it is not possible to copy severely corrupt files.

What to Do Next With Corrupt PowerPoint Files

Users can try these tips check if the corrupted PPTX slides can be opened in original format or not.

Tip 1: If the file has been created in some other system and you have copied or downloaded it, then security issue may be barring the file from opening. You can open the Properties option of that file and check the Unblock option under Security feature.

Tip 2: If you do not see all the components of your PowerPoint files after opening, copy and paste it in a blank PowerPoint file and save it. After that Open again & then check whether all component of the file is previewed or not.

Tip 3: If the problem is occurring due to the Bad Sector of location drive, copying the file to another drive may help and then try again to open the desired PowerPoint file

Tip 4: Users can also open their files in PowerPoint application by enabling its safe mode. Though this mode may open the slides, only plain texts will be visible and not any formatting. To start PowerPoint is the Safe Mode, put “Powerpoint / Safe” in the Search box and press the Enter button. When the application opens in Safe Mode, click on File >> Open>> select the damaged file to open it.

Alternative Way – Fix & Check PowerPoint File Corruption Issue

The above techniques we have mentioned can be used to check corruption in Powerpoint file. If these native approaches fail to fix corruption in PowerPoint Files then, you can take the help of SysTools PowerPoint Recovery Tool, an automated solution to fix damaged PPT File.

While fixing, the utility will recover all the important components of PowerPoint slides like layout, theme, formatting, images, multimedia clips, hyperlinks, slide animation & transition, charts, graphs, tables, header/footer, objects etc. This program is suitable for MS PowerPoint 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019.

If you want to get rid of problematic presentation files, implement these steps:

Step1: Add as many corrupt PowerPoint files you want.

Step2: The application will turn the files into a Healthy state.

Step3: Preview slides to check if all items have been recovered.

Concluding Words

Here, we have described how to check corruption in PowerPoint file. If you have any doubt about the health status of your presentation slides, you can confirm by the methods cited here. If the files turn out to be corrupt, users can use the mentioned native tricks. If those do not work, PowerPoint Recovery Tool can be of great help to the troubles users.