Fixed: PowerPoint Can't Read The File or Presentation File Cannot Be Opened

If you have arrived at this page, then you might have encountered with an error message "PowerPoint cannot read the file" or the Presentation file cannot be opened error when tried to open your important PowerPoint presentation file. If so, then no worries! here, in this guide, you will find easy solutions to fix the issues with your PowerPoint file. Continue reading to know the step-by-step solution to fix the issue.

If the PowerPoint application is not able to read the file, then at first, uninstall and reinstall the PowerPoint application on your computer. After reinstalling the application, if it works out, then well and good. If this doesn't work out, then there might be issues with the PowerPoint file only. In that case, your PowerPoint file might have been corrupted, and need to be fixed to turn it readable again.

There could be several unforeseen factors behind PPT file corruption such as virus attack, unfinished or abruptly system shutdown, improper cancellation of presentation files or application, unexpected system hard drive crash, software malfunction, human errors or mishandling a presentation, etc. If the PPT file gets corrupt due to any of the above listed issue, then the users may face following errors while opening PPT file:

• "PowerPoint Viewer can't read C:\path\filename.ppt"
• “Microsoft PowerPoint has encountered a problem and needs to close”
• “PowerPoint can't read xyz.ppt”
• "PowerPoint found an error it can't correct, you should save presentations, quit, and re-open the PowerPoint application”

These errors are the perfect indication of PPT file corruption. In addition to the above mentioned errors, sometimes the images inserted to your PPT slide won't be displayed by your PPT file, and the error could be "PowerPoint images cannot be displayed" that clearly indicates that the PPT file is corrupted. In order to handle these corruption issues and error messages MS PowerPoint provides an inbuilt feature such as “Open and Repair” which can easily resolve minor PPT file corruption problem. The procedure to use this feature is given here:

Method 1: Open and Repair Damaged PowerPoint File:

• Run Microsoft PowerPoint application first.
• After this go to “File” then “Open” option.
• A window will be appearing. Now select corrupt presentation file from the system directory.
• Click on the arrow of “Open” button. A list will be scrolled down.
• From the list, select “Open and Repair option to repair your PPT file. After few seconds, the file will be repaired and opened.

But, this method only works in case of minor PPT file corruption. For repairing severely corrupted presentation file you need help of Remo Repair PowerPoint tool to mend your corrupt PPT file. Remo Repair PowerPoint is the most convenient and effective tool for fixing corrupt or damaged PPT, PPTX, PPS and PPSX file. The special algorithms of this tool mends PPT file along with its animations, sounds, objects, formatting, graphics, tables and so on. Furthermore, this tool can be easily installed and run on all major versions of Windows OS including Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008.

Method 2: Fix 'Can't read PPT' error with Remo Repair PowerPoint tool:

If you can't open PowerPoint file PPTX, then take the help of Remo Repair PowerPoint tool that not only fixes PPTX file issues but also recover all its attrinutes. Using this smart utility you can even repair password protected PPT file. To use this tool you can download its free trial version from internet and once the repair process is complete, you can preview your repaired PPT file by using preview option. If the result of demo version is as per your requirement, then you can directly go for its licensed version.

Steps to Fix PowerPoint Cannot Read The File with Remo Repair:

Step 1: Download Remo Repair PowerPoint application and install it to your Windows desktop / Laptop. After installation, run the software and follow the main screen procedures. Select your corrupt PPT file from where PPT slides are to be recovered. After selection, click on “Repair” button to start the repair process;

Figure 1: Select PPT File

Step 2: You can moniter the repair process by looking at the progress bar.

Figure 2: Repair Process

Step 3: The application thoroughly scans and fixes your PowerPoint file. After which the software displays a message saying “File repaired Successfully”.

Figure 3: Preview Repaired File

Step 4: The software even allows you to preview the repaired PPT file before saving process. Finally save your repaired PowerPoint file to your desired destination location by browsing the location and clicking on “Save” option.

Figure 4: Save Repaired File