FAB Download Speed Issue - Slow Downloads - ISP Speed Test is 2GB/S

Summary

Despite having a 2.5 Gig internet connection—with full speeds working fine across my system—downloading assets from FAB has become painfully slow. This problem started about a week ago and has made it extremely difficult to use Unreal Engine for environment creation.

For example, downloading the Hornbeam Forest asset takes 10–15 minutes, even though my internet is fast. My system is hardwired, and I’ve tested other applications to confirm that my connection is working properly.

Has anyone found a solution or experienced something similar?

What type of bug are you experiencing?

Documentation

Steps to Reproduce

Open a new project, Open FAB, Download Hornbeam Forest, Time the download.

Expected Result

It takes forever to download even with fast Internet and SSD to write on.

Observed Result

It takes more than 15 mins for my assets to download.

Platform

Windows 11, Unreal 5.5.3, 2.5G Connection

Operating System

Windows 11

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Hi there @Y_a_1

Welcome to the Unreal Forum! Are you using a VPN or any type of firewall that could affect the speed? It seems good on my end. Is this an issue on the one specific asset(Hornbeam) or is it slow regardless?