How to fix "PowerPoint found a problem with content in presentation.pptx" in Microsoft PowerPoint
PowerPoint found a problem with content in presentation.pptx. PowerPoint can attempt to repair the presentation.
What this error means
The package opened but a slide, layout or media link is broken.
Why it happens
- A slide refers to an image or video that is missing
- Saving was interrupted
- An embedded object from another program is damaged
How to fix it
- Click Repair — PowerPoint may remove the broken slides
- If slides go missing, upload the original here and compare the slide count in the free preview
About PowerPoint presentation files
A .pptx presentation is a ZIP of XML parts, one per slide, plus layouts, masters, media and a slide list in ppt/presentation.xml. Slides that survived are usually fully recoverable even when others are lost.