Android Packaging Error : Failed to read command list file 'C:\Users\DArt\AppData\Roaming\Unreal'

When I try to package my game for android on UE5 I keep getting this error everytime. I have no idea how to solve. Please help me with this.
Thank you.

UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Creating UECommandLine.txt
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Creating Staging Manifest...
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\BaseEditor.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\BaseEditorKeyBindings.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\BaseEditorPerProjectUserSettings.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\BaseEditorSettings.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\BaseLightmass.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\BasePakFileRules.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\Localization\Category.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\Localization\Editor.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\Localization\EditorTutorials.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\Localization\Engine.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\Localization\Keywords.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\Localization\PortableObjectExport.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\Localization\PortableObjectImport.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\Localization\PropertyNames.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\Localization\RepairData.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\Localization\ToolTips.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Config\Localization\WordCount.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\Config\DefaultEditor.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding config file D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\Config\DefaultEditorPerProjectUserSettings.ini
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Cleaning Stage Directory: D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\Saved\StagedBuilds\Android_ASTC
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Creating pak using staging manifest.
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\Saved\Cooked\Android_ASTC\Engine\Content\EngineMaterials\DefaultBloomKernel.uasset from pak files
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\Saved\Cooked\Android_ASTC\Engine\Content\EngineMaterials\DefaultBloomKernel.uexp from pak files
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\Saved\Cooked\Android_ASTC\Engine\Content\EngineMaterials\DefaultCalibrationColor.uasset from pak files
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\Saved\Cooked\Android_ASTC\Engine\Content\EngineMaterials\DefaultCalibrationColor.uexp from pak files
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\Saved\Cooked\Android_ASTC\Engine\Content\EngineMaterials\DefaultCalibrationGrayscale.uasset from pak files
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\Saved\Cooked\Android_ASTC\Engine\Content\EngineMaterials\DefaultCalibrationGrayscale.uexp from pak files
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\Saved\Cooked\Android_ASTC\Engine\Content\EngineMaterials\PPM_DefaultCalibrationColor.uasset from pak files
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\Saved\Cooked\Android_ASTC\Engine\Content\EngineMaterials\PPM_DefaultCalibrationColor.uexp from pak files
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\Saved\Cooked\Android_ASTC\Engine\Content\EngineMaterials\PPM_DefaultCalibrationGrayscale.uasset from pak files
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Excluding D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\Saved\Cooked\Android_ASTC\Engine\Content\EngineMaterials\PPM_DefaultCalibrationGrayscale.uexp from pak files
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Using 0 pak order files:
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Running: D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Binaries\Win64\UnrealPak.exe "D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\MyProject.uproject"  -cryptokeys="D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\Saved\Cooked\Android_ASTC\MyProject\Metadata\Crypto.json" -patchpaddingalign=0 -compressionformats=Oodle -compressmethod=Mermaid -compresslevel=7  -platform=Android  -CreateMultiple="C:\Users\D'Art\AppData\Roaming\Unreal Engine\AutomationTool\Logs\D+UE_5.1\PakCommands.txt"
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): LogPakFile: Display: Parsing crypto keys from a crypto key cache file
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): LogPakFile: Error: Failed to read command list file 'C:\Users\DArt\AppData\Roaming\Unreal'.
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): LogPakFile: Display: UnrealPak executed in 0.000247 seconds
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Took 0.5083955s to run UnrealPak.exe, ExitCode=1
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Command failed (Result:1): D:\UE_5.1\Engine\Binaries\Win64\UnrealPak.exe "D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\MyProject.uproject"  -cryptokeys="D:\UE PROJECT\MyProject\Saved\Cooked\Android_ASTC\MyProject\Metadata\Crypto.json" -patchpaddingalign=0 -compressionformats=Oodle -compressmethod=Mermaid -compresslevel=7  -platform=Android  -CreateMultiple="C:\Users\D'Art\AppData\Roaming\Unreal Engine\AutomationTool\Logs\D+UE_5.1\PakCommands.txt". See logfile for details: 'UnrealPak-2023.01.07-18.23.19.txt'
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): AutomationTool executed for 1h 26m 32s
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): AutomationTool exiting with ExitCode=1 (Error_Unknown)
UATHelper: Packaging (Android (ASTC)): BUILD FAILED
PackagingResults: Error: Failed to read command list file 'C:\Users\DArt\AppData\Roaming\Unreal'.
PackagingResults: Error: Unknown Error

In case anyone else has this problem in the future, here’s the solution. I have no idea what was causing the error. All I had to do was hard reinstall my windows by formatting my C drive and I also formatted other partitions on the SSD just to be safe. After reinstalling everything else, UE 5 started packaging without errors. So that’s the only solution I was able to find.

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