How to Recover Paint 3D Projects & Open Them in Paint 3D

Recovering lost Paint 3D projects: Two methods to explain in detail

Paint 3D project loss can be caused by a variety of reasons, such as software crashes, network failures, or accidental shutdowns. This article will introduce two methods to restore Paint 3D projects in Windows.

Method 1: Use restored projects in Paint 3D

Although Paint 3D does not have the official autosave feature, it actually has similar features. If you close the Paint 3D application without saving the current project, the next time you open the application and click the "Open" option, the automatically saved project will appear in the "Recovered Projects" section, as shown in the following figure. You can open the project directly and edit it.

Method 2: Recover from Paint 3D project file location

If your project is not displayed in the Recovered Projects section, you can try to access Paint 3D's file location to find the project.

Paint 3D project saving location:

The default location is: C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\Microsoft.MSPaint_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\LocalState\\Projects

You can press Windows E to open File Explorer and navigate to this location. You will usually see many checkpoint folders and many items ending with .json file extensions (or with weird text suffixes). However, you cannot open and edit these projects directly in Paint 3D. To achieve this, follow the instructions below.

How to make a project display in Paint 3D?

First, back up all folders and projects in the "Projects" folder in File Explorer. You can copy them and paste them in another location on your computer.

Second, in the "Projects" folder, right-click on the project with a strange text suffix and rename it to "Projects.json". Note that you should do this first on the latest project to restore all recent editing progress.

Third, open Paint 3D and the recovered items should be displayed for you to edit or save.

Further Reading: How to Fix Paint 3D Crash

If Paint 3D software crashes frequently, causing project files to be lost, you can run the built-in troubleshooter to detect and resolve potential issues.

1. Press Windows I to open Settings.
2. Select Update & Security > Troubleshooting > Other Troubleshooting Programs > Windows Store Apps > Run Troubleshooting Programs.

Summarize

How to restore Paint 3D project on Windows? You can reopen Paint 3D and check if the project appears in the Recovered Projects section. If not, you can go to the Projects folder in File Explorer to find the project you want.

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