PowerPoint 2013: Images in presentation disappear - and are replaced with 'The image part with relationship ID rId2 was not found in the file'

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I've used PPT for 20 years and started using PowerPoint 2013 through Office 365 2 months ago and this has happened to me 4 times.

1. I create a presentation (Using copy and paste and/or insert to include pictures and other images)

2. After working on the presentation for a while I save the file and realize all the images (except smart art) are gone and replaced with the message above.

3. I have reinstalled PPT 2013 and it happened again. I have documents that are 50 pages long and have had to insert new images (Hours of lost work) then 3 days later it happens again.

Not sure if it is related but I've noticed that once in a while when I try to save a document (Happens in Word and Outlook Calendar items) it tells me the file is locked and makes me save under a new name.

This is really a show stopper. Any suggestions?

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UPDATE:

I know it's been a while since our last update but that's only because we've been hard at work on a solution and doing our best to ensure that it really does eliminate the problem.

Good news - we think we've finally fixed all instances of this bug. The update is now available and how you get it will depend on your version of Office:

Click-2-Run: you should receive the update automatically
"Traditional" install: update will be available via Microsoft Update

The correct build number once the update is installed is:

MSI: 15.0.4613.1000
C2R: 15.0.4615.1001

Obviously we'd love your feedback once you've installed the update. If for some reason you continue to hit the issue please post back here and be sure to include which build of PowerPoint you have as well as any other sync/anti-virus software you may have installed.

We're deeply committed to eradicating this issue and while we've done extensive testing there's always the possibility that something slipped through the cracks.

Thanks,

Dan

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Anonymous

2014-04-07T18:23:34+00:00

Here's some happy news. If you open the file with LibreOffice Impress, the images are there.

That would certainly be good news but it doesn't work at all here. All I see are boxes that say "Picture 1", "Picture 2" etc
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2014-04-07T17:16:24+00:00

Here's some happy news. If you open the file with LibreOffice Impress, the images are there. Please note that Impress is free and does everything PowerPoint does, only better, apparently. Now that MS has started the subscription service scam, it's time for people to revolt. 100's per year for substandard garbage, or working software for free. Hmmmmm.
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Anonymous

2014-04-07T13:28:54+00:00

Exactly right. Microsoft hasn't done one thing to fix a problem that is costing their customers thousands of hours of time plus aggravation. They have always been like this - "when you buy products from a bunch of screws like us, you deserve what you get."

Make your voice heard. "NO MORE MICROSOFT!!!" They don't deserve to have customers and there are alternatives that are FREE.
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2014-04-03T13:07:44+00:00

It's been a year since this was a known issue - Does MS plan on actually fixing this problem?

It's bad enough that *many* people who upgraded to onedrive from skydrive lost every single file; but now I'm losing entire presentations (I just had this happen to me yesterday).

Are MSs new product lines just this broken that you should avoid as many of them as possible?
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