Basic shape forced delete

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Hi everyone,

I am a very new beginner with Unreal Engine !

I’m having an issue with the “Add” button in Unreal Engine.

After I force-deleted the Cube and Sphere assets (Shape_Cube and Shape_Sphere) from the engine’s BasicShapes folder, the “Add → Shapes → Cube / Sphere” options no longer work.

Other shapes (like Cone and Cylinder) still spawn correctly, but clicking on “Cube” or “Sphere” does nothing — no error message appears either.

I’ve already tried:

Adding the Starter Content (no effect)

Creating a new blank project (same issue)

Checking the Engine Content folder (Shape_Cube and Shape_Sphere are NOT missing)

I know this was a mistake on my part — I misunderstood something in a tutorial and used a forced delete without realizing it would remove core engine assets.

Now I understand that you should never use force delete unless you’re absolutely sure.

Is there a way to restore only the missing Shape_Cube.uasset and Shape_Sphere.uasset files without fully reinstalling Unreal Engine?

Thanks a lot for your help :folded_hands:

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Hello Mgsue, welcome to the Forums.

RIP to your Cube And Sphere.

:sob: :white_circle: :headstone: :white_large_square: :headstone::cry: :weary_face:

(An image from their funeral)

It’s really easy to resurrect them! In the launcher: Click the drop-down next to your engine version and click ‘Verify’. This will check all Engine files, and re-download any corrupted/missing ones.