Failed to open map file. This is most likely because the map was saved with a newer!!

[anonymous_user_db9689c8]

@SWEATnuts720

HAHA i found a fix if anyone is reading this in the Future

STEPS BELOW

1.close ue4

2.locate mydocument/unreal projects/(‘your project name’) for exaple my_project65/Saved/Backups

3.they sould be named by date .(just find the one with the most recent date) now wait

4.start ur4

5.open your project and click ok to the sad message

6.click file

7.open level

8.locate the backup file i told you to remmember and open it

9.and wala that works

10.if it doesnt then im sorry but i cant think of anything else but just message me cause i might have thought of a fix by the time you are reading this

Thank you man! You saved my life too! I copied my latest backup map and pasted to map file with same name and it works! Almost i was losing my hope and i would create a new map from scratch…:eek:

[codephunk]

@Ue4QuickTips

HAHA i found a fix if anyone is reading this in the Future

STEPS BELOW

1.close ue4

2.locate mydocument/unreal projects/(‘your project name’) for exaple my_project65/Saved/Backups

3.they sould be named by date .(just find the one with the most recent date) now wait

4.start ur4

5.open your project and click ok to the sad message

6.click file

7.open level

8.locate the backup file i told you to remmember and open it

9.and wala that works

10.if it doesnt then im sorry but i cant think of anything else but just message me cause i might have thought of a fix by the time you are reading this

Thanks man! You just saved my life.

[Systeme13]

@ue4quicktips

haha i found a fix if anyone is reading this in the future

steps below

1.close ue4

2.locate mydocument/unreal projects/(‘your project name’) for exaple my_project65/saved/backups

3.they sould be named by date .(just find the one with the most recent date) now wait

4.start ur4

5.open your project and click ok to the sad message

6.click file

7.open level

8.locate the backup file i told you to remmember and open it

9.and wala that works :d

10.if it doesnt then im sorry but i cant think of anything else but just message me cause i might have thought of a fix by the time you are reading this :d

merci beaucoup !!!:)

[Programmer_MM980]

@Ue4QuickTips

Failed to open map file. This is most likely because the map was saved with a newer version of the engine.
ill repeat that for you guys just encase you missed it the first time !!!
Failed to open map file. This is most likely because the map was saved with a newer version of the engine.

There is a project i am working on ,i have been working on it for 4 mouths now ,4 hours everyday so now that unreal engine 4 has come out i decided to redo it all.about 8 hours a day (i even hired someone to help). now as we all know that cost money and well time.

Now when i try open the project it get the lovely message (Failed to open map file. This is most likely because the map was saved with a newer version of the engine.) ok and well this message was designed to make people crawl on the floor,suck there thumb and cry ok.

More information on the problem.

*It only happens for that project,all the others work just fine.
for example. My_Project1 (working fine) , My_Project2 (working fine) Unforgiving Stars (NOT WORKING) ,My_Project3 (working fine)

*This error happend after i just restarted my PC
(turn off and back on)

*I have been working on this project as soon as Unreal Engine 4 came out

*anything else please just message and ask

Thank you in advance

Hi, I am from the future and this saved me…Whoo-Ah, I will credit you in my game, if you have no problem

[kays3d]

Thank you so much, it works for me.

Some steps that I might to add from this forum How to open from Autosave?

1. move the uasset and umap files from the autosave folder into the content folder.
2. now you should see the stuff in the content browser.
3. go to open map - choose the map in the content folder.

Thanks!

[amira632]

Thank you so much , literally you saved my life

[karthik666]

This isn’t working in UE5. It is not showing any autosave files in the content browser even if i copy autosave files to the content folder.

[cmonarch]

Hi, when I open level, I cannot locate the autosave folder, and I tried to copy the autosave umap into the project folder, but it doesn’t show up…any solutions for that?

[Meester-Max]

brother, 8 years later you saved my ■■■. thank you

[131Maikop (Dead Pixel)]

Yup. Same here. I followed every single method that’s been listed in this entire thread and I still have nothing. Guess I have to start all over again. Tons of fun.

The more I work with Unreal Engine, the more I despise it, I have to be honest. But that’s an entirely different side rant and not relevant to this topic.

[B1astX]

Go to Saved - Autosaves - Game and copy your lastest map, paste it to content folder then delete previous map and rename new one