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How to Recover A Deleted or Lost PowerPoint Presentation

By Michael | Last Updated

It is really annoying that sometimes we unconsciously delete some important PowerPoint presentations by accident. Later when we find that the PowerPoint presentations are lost, we have no idea how to get them back. If you have the same trouble, this post is what you need. In this post, we will introduce to you four methods to recover a deleted or lost Powerpoint presentation easily and effectively.

  1. Method 1: Recover deleted ppts from Recycle Bin
  2. Method 2: Recover deleted ppts in AutoRecover folder
  3. Method 3: Recover deleted ppts in Onedrive
  4. Method 4: Recover deleted ppts with data recovery tool
  5. Bottom Line

how to recover a deleted or lost powerpoint presentation

Method 1: Recover deleted ppts from Recycle Bin

When you find that the PowerPoint presentation is lost, the first choice that you should consider is to recover it from Recycle Bin. Recycle Bin in Windows is used to store the deleted files and folders. If you are not accustomed to empty the Recycle Bin, you can try to find the deleted Powerpoint slide is in Recycle Bin or not. Here are detailed steps.

Step 1: Double-click the icon of Recycle Bin on the desktop.

Step 2: Type .ppt in the search box on the top right corner.

Step 3: Right-click the ppt that you want to recover and select Restore option. Then, the deleted ppt is restored to the original location.

recover deleted ppt files from recycle bin

Method 2: Recover deleted ppts in AutoRecover folder

There is an AutoRecover feature in PowerPoint software, which attempts to saves a recovery file by periodically. If it is enabled, the deleted PowerPoint presentation may have a backup file in the specific directory. Follow the guide below to find it out.

Step 1: Open PowerPoint app and go to File < Options < Save.

Step 2: If the checkbox next to Save AutoRecover information is checked, it means the feature of AutoRecover is enabled. Copy the AutoRecover file location.

check the autorecover location

Step 3: Open File Explorer and paste the location in the address bar. Then you can find out all the recovery files. The name of ppt files is different from that of their original files and you need to take time to find out the deleted PowerPoint presentation.

navigate to the autorecover folder

Method 3: Recover deleted ppts in Onedrive

If you have signed in to Office and synchronize Office files, your Office files will have a backup in Onedrive including the deleted ppts files. So, you can try to recover the deleted ppts in Onedrive and here's what to do.

Step 1: Open Onedrive in the browser and sign in with your Microsoft account.

Step 2: Then you can check if the deleted files are backed up in the Onedrive or not. Once you find out the deleted ppt, right-click it and select Download option to download it on your computer.

recover deleted ppt files in onedrive

Method 4: Recover deleted ppts with data recovery tool

If the methods above can't help you get the deleted ppts back, a powerful data recovery tool is the only way out. iSunshare BitGenius is such kind of tool that aims to safely and effectively recover the lost data from hard drive. You can use it to recover the deleted ppts in ease and the following guide shows you how to do.

Step 1: Download and install iSunshare BitGenius on your computer.

free download BitGenius

Step 2: Open it and click the hard drive where the deleted ppt is located in the Hard Disk Drives section. If you remember the detailed location of deleted ppt, you can choose to customize a location. Then click Start button on the bottom right of interface.

select a location to scan

Step 3: The app will start to scan the lost or deleted files, which may take much time. Once completed, all the lost files and their directories will be displayed.

scan result

Step 4: Click Filter button and a box pops up. Check the checkbox of Documents and then click Apply button. Then all the office files including words, excels, ppts will be shown on the right pane. Type .ppt in the searching box and hit Enter. Then you can see all the lost or deleted PowerPoint files. Select the ppts that you want to recover and click Recover button.

filter ppt files from scanning result

Step 5: Select a location for the PPT files to be recovered.

select location

Step 6: In the end, the deleted files are restored to your computer. Then a tips box pops up to ask you if open the recovery folder. Click Yes button and you will see all the deleted ppt files are recovered successfully.

finished

Bottom Line

As long as you follow the detailed methods above, the deleted PowerPoint presentations should be recovered successfully. It is the most effective method to recover the deleted ppt files with iSunshare BitGenius. Besides, iSunshare BitGenius is so powerful that it enables you to recover various kinds of lost files like words, photos, videos in a very high success rate.

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