Preview and Export not updating / Thumbnails and Slides won't refresh / Slides skipping by clicking

Hello,

I am experiencing a severe issue where my project (ActivePresenter 10) has stopped updating the thumbnails when making stuff visible or not and even the preview or the html 5 export doesnt include those changes. Regardless of the changes I make, both the Preview (HTML5) and the final Export show an outdated version of the project.

Current symptoms:

  1. Thumbnail Sync Issue: When I hide a slide or delete an object, the slide thumbnails in the left-hand Navigator do not update. They still show the old state.

  2. Export/Preview Mismatch: Even after a “Hard Reload” (Ctrl+F5) in the browser, an Export to a completely new folder, or a “Save As” to a different local directory, the output still contains objects I deleted or follows old interactivity logic (e.g., a slide still auto-advances on click despite having no events).

  3. Persistence: The issue persists after restarting the program, restarting the computer, and clearing the browser cache as well as saving the project under a different name.

I experienced the issue while trying to fix another one: Some slides were skipping to the next slide instead of letting the user anwering the question first or clicking the next button, some slides didnt act in this weird way.

What I have tried so far:

  • Hard Reload: In Chrome/Edge and clearing cache.

  • Exporting: Exported to HTML5.

  • Save As: Saved the project under a new name in a local directory (C:)

  • Hiding Objects: Toggling the “Visible” property in the properties pane and the eye-icon in the timeline.

It seems like ActivePresenter is stuck using a cached/temp version of the project and refuses to write new data to the .approj file or the export directory. But the cache folder under C:\Users\User1\Documents\ActivePresenter.CachedProjectsis empty

System Info:

  • OS: Windows 11

  • ActivePresenter Version: 10

Has anyone encountered this “caching” bug or slide skipping bug before? Is there another specific temporary folder I should manually clear to force a re-render of the project?

Thanks in advance!

Hi KozureOkami,

Thank you for the detailed information.

To investigate this issue more accurately, please send your project file to support@atomisystems.com.

Please also include the affected slides or any steps that can help us reproduce the issue.

Best regards,

Giang

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Hi Giang,

thank you! I’ve sent the project file to support@atomisystems.com, including the details about the affected slides from my post above. Since the file exceeds the email size limit, I’ve added a Google Drive link with the project file to the email as well.

Please let me know if you need anything else to reproduce the issue.

Best regards and much thanks,
KozureOkami / Dennis

Hi Dennis,

Thank you for sharing the project file. We have checked the issues and here are the findings:

  1. Slides advance when clicking anywhere

The affected slides contain an Click Sequence Timeline. Even though it has no objects, it still makes the slide respond to mouse clicks during presentation. Therefore, clicking anywhere on the slide advances it to the next slide.

To fix this, please remove the Click Sequence Timeline from those slides. Then the slides will only advance when clicking the Weiter button.

  1. Hidden objects still appear in Preview/Export

The eye icon in the Timeline only hides/shows objects in the editor. It does not affect Preview or exported output.

To hide an object in Preview or Export, please right-click the object and select Initially Hidden instead.

Please try the solutions above and let us know if the issues still occur.

Best regards,

Giang