Did you forget to save your presentation and the power went out? 

Don’t worry; we have sorted this out, and you can recover unsaved PowerPoint presentations without any hassle. In this article, we will discuss a few methods on how to recover unsaved PowerPoint on Windows 10/11. We will explain the step-by-step procedure so that you can recover your effort quickly. Even if you have deleted your files accidentally, you can recover them at a high success rate. Let’s start the discussion.

Part 1: Video Guide on How to Recover Unsaved PowerPoint Presentations

Part 2: How to Recover Unsaved PowerPoint without Software

You can recover data without any third-party tool. There are three methods that you can try, but these cannot work in every case.


2.1 Recover Unsaved PowerPoint with PowerPoint’s Recent Feature

The first method is using the recovery feature of PowerPoint. Even if the power went off suddenly or the computer was restarted, PowerPoint has the capability to recover unsaved PowerPoint presentations. Follow the steps below to use this fantastic feature of PowerPoint.

  • Step 1: Open the PowerPoint app on your computer.
  • Step 2: After opening the application, you will be on the Home screen. On the left, click on the Open button.
  • Step 3: At the bottom, you will see the “Recover Unsaved Presentations” button. Click on the button to check the unsaved presentations.
  • Step 4: It will open the folder where unsaved files are usually stored. Click on the presentation that you want to recover. Your file will open instantly.

Note: The unsaved files are automatically saved in a separate folder so that you can recover them later. It might not be what you left while making the presentation; there could be a few things missing in the file. However, most of your effort will be intact; only the last edits you made could be missing.

2.2 Restore Unsaved PowerPoint from AutoRecover Function

PowerPoint also offers an AutoRecover feature that saves the presentation after a certain interval. You can adjust the interval in the settings. The files are saved in a certain folder, and you can directly access that folder to recover the unsaved presentation. The best part is that you can also change the location, and the files will be stored in the folder you like.

Follow the steps below to restore unsaved PowerPoint presentations.

  • Step 1: First, you need to know where the file is stored. For that, open the PowerPoint application.
  • Step 2: On the left, you will see the Options button.
  • Step 3: You will see the options window. On the left, click on the Save tab. You will see the AutoRecover time there. By default, it is 10 minutes.
  • Step 4: You will also see the AutoRecover file location. Copy the path and open file explorer. Click on the search bar, paste the path, and hit Enter.
  • Step 5: You will be in the folder where the unsaved files are saved. You can recover the file from here.

2.3 Retrieve Unsaved PowerPoint from Temp Folder

Some files are also stored in the temp folder. If the above two methods are not working in your case, you can check the temp folder.

Follow the steps to open the folder and recover your unsaved presentation.

  • Step 1: You need to open the Run app to go to the temp folder. Type Run in the windows search bar at the bottom left and hit Enter. You can also use the shortcut “Windows key + R“.
  • Step 2: It will open Run. Type “%temp%” and click on OK.
  • Step 3: It will open the temp folder. However, there will be many files, and it will be difficult to check every file. For ease, click on the View tab and check the “File name extensions” radio button.
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  • Step 4: Type “ppt” or “pptx” on the search bar and hit Enter. It will show the presentations if there are any. If you have found your presentation, you can move it to any folder.

Part 3: 3 Steps to Recover Unsaved PowerPoint on Windows with Tenorshare 4DDiG

Restoring unsaved files with 4DDiG is the simplest method of all, and it needs only three steps to recover your file. Even if you have tried all the methods explained above and none of them have worked, 4DDiG will recover your file within a few clicks. It has a very high success rate, and you can recover almost any type of file that was lost for any reason. You can use 4DDiG to recover your PowerPoint on Windows 10/11 and previous versions.

3.1 Tenorshare 4DDiG ‘s Feature

  • 4DDiG is a complete data recovery tool that can recover all types of deleted, unsaved, and lost location files from your computer.
  • You can recover audio, video, GIFs, email, documents, and other files. You can select whatever you want to make the recovery process targeted and fast. It can recover 1000+ file formats.
  • You can also recover data from flash drives, cameras, internal drives, external drives, SD cards, etc.
  • For whatever reasons your files were deleted, you can recover them. Whether it was a virus attack, mistake, corruption, crashed system, or anything else, 4DDiG is more than enough.
  • Within three steps, you can recover your files. It is perfect for beginners.
  • It supports multiple file systems, including NTFS, exFAT, and FAT16/FAT32.

3.2 How to Restore Unsaved Files with 4DDiG

Follow these three simple steps to recover your files using 4DDiG.

  • Step 1: Open 4DDiG on your computer. After opening the application, you need to select the location to recover your file. After selecting the location, click on Start.
  • Step 2: The app might take some time to scan the folder or drive if it had/has a lot of data in the past. You will see some options for recovering different types of files. You can recover deleted files, existing files, and lost location files. The best part is that you can recover all these simultaneously.

After that, click on File View. Here, you can select the type of file you want to recover. You can recover audio, video, documents, and other files. As we want to recover a PowerPoint presentation, click on Document. Click on Recover to start the process.

  • Step 3: You will see the recovered files after the recovery process. Select the file you want to restore and save it to the desired location. You can now see your file at the location you selected.

Conclusion:

We have seen different ways to recover unsaved PowerPoint presentations. You can use any of the methods we have discussed. First, you should try the built-in features of PowerPoint to retrieve your files. But if these do not work, we recommend 4DDiG. It is an excellent tool that can help you with PowerPoint presentations recovery and other files in three simple steps. No matter how much data you have, you can easily recover everything by using it.