"Today, about half an hour before an important meeting at work, I checked my presentation on Keynote '09 version 5.3 OS 10.8.4 to ensure all the slides are presented well. During the slide show, Keynote hung for a while and then suddenly quit, leaving me looking at my desktop with no other error message. I tried reopening the presentation, but the file was gone. It had simply vanished from the folder where it used to be. How do I recover my Mac Keynote files? Please help me."
Keynote is a Mac-only tool that lets you make multimedia presentations. It's an excellent tool for sharing text, images, and even videos with others. It is possible to devote significant time to crafting the ideal commercial or educational presentation.
Losing or mistakenly deleting your presentation the night before a big meeting is a nightmare. Don't be concerned. So you don't have to start over, we'll show you how to restore deleted Keynote files on Mac using a variety of approaches.
How To Recover Deleted/Missing Keynote Files On Mac?
- Method 1: Recover Deleted Mac keynote Files From Trash Folder
- Method 2: Mac Keynote File Recovery from iCloud
- Method 3: Mac Keynote File Recovery from Time Machine Backup
- Method 4: Unsaved Mac Keynote File Recovery Using Mac Library
- Method 5: Recover Deleted Keynote Files Using Remo Mac File Recovery Software
Method 1: Recover Deleted Mac Keynote Files From Trash Folder
The trash folder is where all your deleted files from your Mac will be saved after you delete them from their original location.
So if you have deleted the Keynote files recently, I recommend you try to restore them from the Mac Trash folder.
- Navigate to the Trash folder on your Mac system.
- Find the Keynote files that were deleted.
- Select the files you want to restore, right-click, and click the Put Back option from the options menu.
- The deleted iWork Keynote files will get restored back to their original location.
Method 2: Restore Keynote Files From iCloud
If you have synced your iCloud account to the Mac system, access iCloud and restore your Keynote file.
- Log into iCloud.com, click on the toolbar, and click the Data Recovery option.
- Locate the Keynote files under the Restore Files option.
- Select the files you want to recover and click the Restore button.
Method 3: Restore The Lost Keynote Files From Your Mac Library
- Go to Library/Autosave Information/(hexstring).genstore.index/
- /(hexstring).genstore.index is the folder that contains the deleted keynotes files with a different file name.
- Sort the files by date to narrow down the results and search the folder; you should be able to find your lost Keynote file there.
Method 4: Recover Mac Keynote Files From Time Machine Backup
If Time Machine backup has been enabled, then Keynote files can be easily restored from your Mac system. Follow the steps given below to restore your lost Keynote file.
- Go to the lost Keynote file folder and click on the Time Machine shortcut button.
- Select Enter Time Machine, and this will display all the backup files available for the specific folder.
- Scroll through different timelines to find your lost Keynote file.
- Once the lost Keynote is found, click on Restore to get back your file.
If you were unable to restore Keynote files from the above-mentioned locations, recovering Keynote files with the help of a professional Mac data recovery tool will be your last resort.
Method 5: Recover Deleted Mac Keynote Files From Mac Using Remo Mac File Recovery Software
Remo Mac File Recovery Software is a perfect Mac data recovery tool tried and tested by millions of Mac users across the globe.
The tool is built with our most advanced algorithms to recover Keynote files as well as recover iWork files from all versions of Mac OS, including Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, and Catalina.
How To Recover Deleted or Lost Keynote Files From Mac Using Remo Mac File Recovery Software?
Step 1: Download, install, and launch Remo Mac File Recovery Software. From the main screen, click on Recover Files; on the next screen, click on Recover Deleted Files option .
Step 2: Select the Volume from which you want to recover the Keynote files and click Next.
Step 3: In the next screen, the tool will start the Keynote presentation drive scanning process.
Step 4: Now, in the search file type box enter the file extension that is .key.
Step 5: The software upon completion of the drive scanning process displays the recovered keynote files. Click on the Save option to get back the recovered Keynote files on the desired location.
Hopefully, by now, after trying the solutions mentioned in this article, you were able to restore the deleted keynote files from your Mac. If you have recently emptied the Trash bin or don’t have any backups, you can always count on tools like Remo.