Error with Unreal revision control using OneDrive on Windows 11

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Reference ID

b0a9708f-4eaa-87f0-7da7-068e539e5aa2

Please select what you are reporting on:

Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Revision Control

Summary

There are errors in Unreal Revision control due to being on Windows 11 and using the default One drive.

Steps to Reproduce

New Windows 11 system install
Install UEFN from Launcher using “Run as Administrator” to get as workaround to Windows 11 security.

This means that all project install on OneDrive NOT in C:\user\owner\documents, because Win 11 always points to OneDrive.
Hence the error “Insufficient Permission to save content”
You are using Windows 11, presumably, which projects on OneDrive.
Due to enhanced security only certain applications can write to OneDrive

There is a problem with Unreal Revision Control cannot use OneDrive for projects.
Epic is looking into this.

The work around is to use create in Windows Explorer use the path
C:\User\Owner\source\Projects\ as the root path .
The other working place is to use C:\User\Owner\Downloads as this does not by default go to OneDrive.
C:\User\Owner\Documents goes to OneDrive using a hidden link to My Documents on OneDrive in Windows 11

Expected Result

Should work without permission errors

Observed Result

I just reinstalled UEFN and moved the project folder to Downloads so UEFN wouldn’t see it. Then, I downloaded the project from the latest revision control save point and moved the project folder from Downloads to the new Projects folder that UEFN created in the Documents folder.

Essentially, I overwrote the downloaded folder so the new and updated files load in UEFN instead of the revision control ones. The errors are now gone!

Platform(s)

windows 11

Additional Notes

Windows 11 will only allow certified Microsoft programs, like VS2022,but wont allow VS Code, used in Verse to write to OneDrive.
This means UEFN and we independent developers community have to find ways round these multi million dollar companies problem!! :slight_smile:

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Hi all,

In Fortnite 31.10 release notes, there is now a warning message NOT to use Cloud-based storage because sometimes your Verse project can be corrupted,
see UEFN Known Problem

in Spanish - UEFN OneDrive fix
There are a lot of requests on how to change the default project save location in UEFN.

There are two ways

In the UEFN original location description
in Unreal Engine Fortnite (UEFN), the default save location for new projects is
within your user’s Documents folder. Specifically, it’s typically located in a folder named

“Unreal Projects” or “Fortnite Game” within your Documents directory.
However, you can change this default location during project creation.

Here’s a more detailed breakdown:

Default Project Location for UEFN:

  • Windows 11: %HOMEPATH%\OneDrive\Documents\Unreal Projects\
  • Linux/Unix: $HOME/Documents/Unreal Projects/
  • Mac: The default project location is within the Documents folder, but you can customize it.

First is to change the default location inside UEFN, the preferred method

*Changing the Default Project Location:

There is a YouTube video based on the standard UE5 similar as UEFN
Unreal Engine 5 TUTORIAL -How to Change Project Location

The same video instructions are in words, so you can use Google Translate to your Language

  1. When creating a new project, you’ll be prompted to choose a location.
  2. Click the folder icon next to the default path to browse
  3. *C:\User\Owner\Documents\Unreal Projects* and select a new directory.
  4. The selected location will become the new default for future projects.

The second method involves changing the default location in Windows 11.
Please note that this will change the default ALL Applications, not just UEFN.

This is NOT the official Microsoft procedure

To change the default save location in Windows 11 from OneDrive to your local drive, you need to
Adjust the settings within the OneDrive application and Windows Storage settings.

You can either choose to save files to your local drive by default or selectively sync folders from OneDrive to your PC.

Here’s how to change the default save location:

  1. 1. Change default save location in Windows settings:
  • Open the Settings app.
  • Go to System > Storage.
  • Select Advanced storage settings and then Where new content is saved.
  • Choose your desired local drive (e.g., C: drive) for Documents, Pictures, Videos, etc.

Remember that your files are NOT being synchronously backed up for UEFN, and you will need to make your backups to a hard drive like (D:) or a USB in (E:).

Most Windows 11 PC now days C: is a fast SRAM, which needs to be image backed up to USB (E:) anyway.

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