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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / March 2008file disappeared
I created a powerpoint yesterday and saved it numerous times to, I thought, a memory stick. Today there is no record of this powerpoint but when I search for it both on the computer and the stick, I see a shortcut to C:\Users\Brenda\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows. So I know that I"m not crazy! It did exist at some point! So where is it?????? What happened?? Your shortcut points to a folder and not a file. Have you done a search for a <whatever your filename>.ppt on the memory stick? It is not a good practice to save directly to a memory stick. It is better to save to your HD,and then copy the file to the memory stick.  SignatureMichael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint I created a powerpoint yesterday and saved it numerous times to, I thought, a memory stick. Today there is no record of this powerpoint but when I search for it both on the computer and the stick, I see a shortcut to C:\Users\Brenda\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows. So I know that I"m not crazy! It did exist at some point! So where is it?????? What happened?? Thanks Michael. I did search my stick and as it is not there, you are right. I don't understand what happened but I guess I should have saved it to my HD. I take it my file is completely gone? > Your shortcut points to a folder and not a file. Have you done a search for a <whatever your filename>.ppt on the memory stick? It is not a good practice to save directly to a memory stick. It is better to save to your HD,and then copy the file to the memory stick. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > C:\Users\Brenda\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows. So I know that I"m not > crazy! It did exist at some point! So where is it?????? What happened?? Have you looked at all the files your memory stick using Windows Explorer? When you open PowerPoint is your file listed in the MRU list? Do you happen to know what the size of your presentation file was? If so, you might have a look in your Temp folder for a file around that size and see if you can open it in PowerPoint. SignatureMichael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint Thanks Michael. I did search my stick and as it is not there, you are right. I don't understand what happened but I guess I should have saved it to my HD. I take it my file is completely gone? "Michael Koerner" wrote: > Your shortcut points to a folder and not a file. Have you done a search for a <whatever your filename>.ppt on the memory stick? It is not a good practice to save directly to a memory stick. It is better to save to your HD,and then copy the file to the memory stick. > > -- > Michael Koerner > MS MVP - PowerPoint > > > "Emmijo" <Emmijo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:480B733A-311C-4A57-82FD-165C3F63B64B@microsoft.com... > I created a powerpoint yesterday and saved it numerous times to, I thought, a > memory stick. Today there is no record of this powerpoint but when I search > for it both on the computer and the stick, I see a shortcut to > C:\Users\Brenda\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows. So I know that I"m not > crazy! It did exist at some point! So where is it?????? What happened?? > I created a powerpoint yesterday and saved it numerous times to, I thought, a > memory stick. Today there is no record of this powerpoint but when I search > for it both on the computer and the stick, I see a shortcut to > C:\Users\Brenda\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows. So I know that I"m not > crazy! It did exist at some point! So where is it?????? What happened?? As Michael mentioned, it's not a good idea to save directly to external devices. But one thing you might try: Start PowerPoint Choose File from the main menu On the dropdown menu look at the bottom ... you'll see the most recently opened/saved files listed. With luck, yours will be on the list, wherever it may've been saved to. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Thanks Steve. I tried what you suggested and while the document does show in the list, when I click on it, it says that the path is invalid. **sigh** > > I created a powerpoint yesterday and saved it numerous times to, I thought, a > > memory stick. Today there is no record of this powerpoint but when I search [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ One last desperate hope. Search for TMP files that were last modified yesterday. There is a small but not non-zero chance that one of them may be a working copy of your presentation. SignatureBill Dilworth A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team Users helping fellow users. http://billdilworth.mvps.org -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ vestprog2@ Please read the PowerPoint FAQ pages. yahoo. They answer most of our questions. com www.pptfaq.com . > Thanks Steve. I tried what you suggested and while the document does > show [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >> PPTools: www.pptools.com >> ================================================ > Thanks Steve. I tried what you suggested and while the document does show > in the list, when I click on it, it says that the path is invalid. **sigh** Bummer .... You did this with the memory stick in the PC, right? > > > I created a powerpoint yesterday and saved it numerous times to, I thought, a > > > memory stick. Today there is no record of this powerpoint but when I search [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > PPTools: www.pptools.com > > ================================================ ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Perhaps you saved the file somewhere you didn't intend to. Is the file listed under Recent documents (found by clicking on the Office Button in Excel 2007 or File menu in earlier versions)? If so, you should be able to click on this and retrieve the file. If hte file is listed and you cannot retrieve it, perhaps you saved it to a different memory stick or you moved it. >I created a powerpoint yesterday and saved it numerous times to, I thought, >a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > C:\Users\Brenda\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows. So I know that I"m not > crazy! It did exist at some point! So where is it?????? What happened?? >I created a powerpoint yesterday and saved it numerous times to, I thought, a >memory stick. Today there is no record of this powerpoint but when I search >for it both on the computer and the stick, I see a shortcut to >C:\Users\Brenda\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows. So I know that I"m not >crazy! It did exist at some point! So where is it?????? What happened?? I can't offer better advice than others in this thread have already given. But for the future, you should always use the "safely remove hardware" before you pull a thumb. There's an icon in the taskbar tray at the right of the screen. Hover the mouse pointer over the icons until you see the one you want, right click the message and follow the directions. HTH. - Tony
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