"PowerPoint found a problem with content" - unable to Repair - I was in total panic mode...

I went through this last Friday night at 3am it was a total nightmare. Here's a fix... If you're on a Mac and encountering this error:

Open the file in Keynote. Save the file as a different name. Then send / save the file from Keynote as a PPT file with the new name.

This did the trick for me and fully recovered my PPT.

I hope this works for you.

Ryan

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Aug 29, 2022 10:25 AM

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