Corrupted level after system emergency shutdown

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Hi guys,

Yesterday for an unknown reason power in my building shutoff just in moment when I was building lights for my level.

So here is the problem - now content browser didn’t see the level I was working on. Copying and moving that level in other folder\project doesn’t help. Even the older version of engine can’t see it.
The only place where engine can see it is Maps tab in Projects Settings. I can set it as Editor startup map but it can’t load and shows that error.

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Is there any way to fix that map file? I have spent 2 weeks on that map and its hard to think that everything is gone.

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I don’t think so, but by default the UE4 saving backup/autosaves from time to time: YOURPROJECTNAME/Autosaves or YOURPROJECTNAME/Backup.

Besides you should use some kind of repository, even dropbox has such ability and it is for free with limited disk space.

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Wow. I don’t know why but I was pretty sure that UE don’t have autobackups. Found saved version! Thanks! It was in MyProjectName\Saved\Autosaves\Game\MyProjectName\Levels So if someone will have similar problems just search deeper.

And I’m making full backup usually but this time my last one was exactly 2 weeks ago, before that level.

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