# \[EDITOR\] I deleted a few triangles in the modeling tools and then waited 7 minutes for the editor to save my changes

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/editor-i-deleted-a-few-triangles-in-the-modeling-tools-and-then-waited-7-minutes-for-the-editor-to-save-my-changes/2854309>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, fortnite\
**Created:** [November 12, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/editor-i-deleted-a-few-triangles-in-the-modeling-tools-and-then-waited-7-minutes-for-the-editor-to-save-my-changes/2854309 "2026-11-12T04:46:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![latunda](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/latunda/32/1047041_2.png) [@latunda](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/latunda)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/editor-i-deleted-a-few-triangles-in-the-modeling-tools-and-then-waited-7-minutes-for-the-editor-to-save-my-changes/2854309/1 "2026-11-12T04:46:26Z")

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### Summary

the editor is completely unresponsive during this time and i cannot use it to do anything in parallel.

### Please select what you are reporting on:

Unreal Editor for Fortnite

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

UI/Tools

### Steps to Reproduce

drop a large mesh into the level  
select it in the modeling tools  
delete a few triangles  
click Accept

### Expected Result

only takes a few min max to save my mesh

### Observed Result

7+ min the editor use is blocked

### Platform(s)

windows