Resolving "Sorry, the file cannot be opened..." Error Message in Powerpoint

MS Powerpoint is a useful presentation application widely used by business people, students, educators, trainers, etc for preparing presentations. Powerpoint facilitates the use of a consistent style in a presentation using colorful templates. But, in some cases, you might face some issues while trying to access the Powerpoint file. This happens when the Powerpoint file gets corrupted due to virus infection, unexpected system shutdown, power surge, etc. As a result, your valuable data stored in the Powerpoint file becomes inaccessible. An ideal way to overcome such situations is to restore the data from an updated data backup. In case of unavailability of backup, you will need to use an effective Powerpoint Repair software to retrieve your inaccessible data.
For instance - Sometimes, when you try to open a Powerpoint file, you encounter the following error message:

"Sorry, the file cannot be opened because part of the file is missing."

As a result of the above error message, the data saved in the Powerpoint file becomes inaccessible. In addition, you encounter the same error message appears each time you try to access the Powerpoint file.

Cause: Following can be the possible causes responsible for the above error message:

Sudden power failure while Powerpoint was attempting to access the disk. If a virus scanner or other disk utility located the disk while the file was opened in Powerpoint. If you remove the disk ( external storage medium, if any), while the Powerpoint file was open. If you have opened the presentation from a network drive, then a network fault such as a lost connection, while saving, closing or working in a file might be the cause of the above error message. If the presentation is tool large to fit on the disk.

Resolution: To resolve these issues, consider any one of the following measures:

Try to open the file on a different computer. Try to fix the problem by running ScanDisk utility. Try to open a file by a different method. To do so, follow the steps below: 1.Double-click the file in Windows Explorer. 2.Then, start Powerpoint and drag the file from Windows Explorer to Powerpoint. 3.In the last, click Slide from File on the Insert menu in Powerpoint.

However, if the problem persists even after following the above measures, then it is recommended to use a third-party application known as powerpoint recovery software. These are extremely powerful Powerpoint Recovery applications that employ advanced scanning mechanisms to repair the corrupted powerpoint file completely,

Stellar Phoenix Powerpoint Recovery is a comprehensive solution to repair the Powerpoint files such as .ppt and .pptx. The recover powerpoint tool also repairs the PPT file objects such as text, color, font, font name, images, charts, header, footer, etc. The read-only application supports MS Powerpoint 2007, 2003, XP and 2000. The non-destructive tool is compatible with Windows Vista, XP, and 2000 based operating systems.

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1 Response to "Resolving "Sorry, the file cannot be opened..." Error Message in Powerpoint"

  1. Alex says:

    For recovery powerpoint presentations there is a repair powerpoint. Software owns modern wizard allowing to scan, analyze invalid .ppt data and repair it. The tool is compatible with any system configuration of your computer.

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