File name is too long

Hello guys,
Im trying to cook my project but it fail build, i noticed there are 4 errors causing it.

  1. name is too long ( i have no idea where and how it comes from, last week before holidays i saved my project in peace. Today i opene the file and i saw bunch of new folders like HTML5 C++,Media C++, Leap motion C++, etc pop on and causing file name is too long ! )

  2. there is first person shooter project but since i dont like the arms and guns default so i deleted them in blueprint and then compiled all filed, they worked well but now they poped up as errors… any suggestion to fix? Below are sum up of error logs:

Warning/Error Summary
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:159][ 0]LogInit:Display: ---------------------
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:165][ 0]LogInit:Display: CookResults:Error: Error Couldn’t save package, filename is too long: E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/GOOGLECB/Content/StarterContent/PICS/flowering_plum_and_camellia_six-fold_screen_by_suzuki_kiitsu_c-_1850s_ink_and_color_on_paper_japanese_honolulu_academy_of_arts.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:166][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogCook:Error: Couldn’t save package, filename is too long :E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/GOOGLECB/Content/StarterContent/PICS/flowering_plum_and_camellia_six-fold_screen_by_suzuki_kiitsu_c-_1850s_ink_and_color_on_paper_japanese_honolulu_academy_of_arts.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:166][ 0]LogInit:Display: CookResults:Error: Error Couldn’t save package, filename is too long: E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/GOOGLECB/Content/StarterContent/PICS/flowering_plum_and_camellia_six-fold_screen_by_suzuki_kiitsu_c-_1850s_ink_and_color_on_paper_japanese_honolulu_academy_of_arts_Mat.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:167][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogCook:Error: Couldn’t save package, filename is too long :E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/GOOGLECB/Content/StarterContent/PICS/flowering_plum_and_camellia_six-fold_screen_by_suzuki_kiitsu_c-_1850s_ink_and_color_on_paper_japanese_honolulu_academy_of_arts_Mat.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:169][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogLinker:Warning: Asset ‘…/…/…/Engine/Plugins/Runtime/LeapMotionController/Content/LM_PassthroughMaterial.uasset’ has been saved with empty engine version. The asset will be loaded but may be incompatible.
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:169][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogLinker:Warning: Asset ‘…/…/…/…/…/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Content/FirstPersonBP/Blueprints/FirstPersonProjectile.uasset’ has been saved with empty engine version. The asset will be loaded but may be incompatible.
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:170][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogLinker:Warning: Asset ‘…/…/…/…/…/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Content/FirstPerson/Meshes/FirstPersonProjectileMesh.uasset’ has been saved with empty engine version. The asset will be loaded but may be incompatible.
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:171][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogLinker:Warning: Asset ‘…/…/…/…/…/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Content/FirstPersonBP/Blueprints/FirstPersonHUD.uasset’ has been saved with empty engine version. The asset will be loaded but may be incompatible.
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:171][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogLinker:Warning: Can’t find file ‘/Engine/Tutorial/SubEditors/PersonaAnimEditorTutorial’
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:171][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogUObjectGlobals:Warning: Failed to load ‘/Engine/Tutorial/SubEditors/PersonaAnimEditorTutorial’: Can’t find file ‘/Engine/Tutorial/SubEditors/PersonaAnimEditorTutorial’
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:171][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogUObjectGlobals:Warning: Failed to find object ‘Object /Engine/Tutorial/SubEditors/PersonaAnimEditorTutorial.PersonaAnimEditorTutorial_C’
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:172][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/MobileResources/HUD/VirtualJoystick_Thumb.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:172][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineFonts/Roboto.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:172][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineMaterials/Widget3DPassThrough_Translucent.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:173][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineMaterials/Widget3DPassThrough.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:173][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/Functions/Engine_MaterialFunctions02/Texturing/ScreenAlignedUVs.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:173][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineResources/WhiteSquareTexture.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:173][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/Functions/Engine_MaterialFunctions01/Shading/PowerToRoughness.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:174][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/Functions/Engine_MaterialFunctions01/Shading/ConvertFromDiffSpec.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:174][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineMaterials/WorldGridMaterial.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:174][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/Functions/Engine_MaterialFunctions01/Opacity/CameraDepthFade.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:175][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineMaterials/T_Default_Material_Grid_M.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:175][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineMaterials/T_Default_Material_Grid_N.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:176][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineMaterials/DefaultDeferredDecalMaterial.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:176][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineMaterials/DefaultDiffuse.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:177][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineMaterials/DefaultLightFunctionMaterial.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:177][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineMaterials/DefaultPostProcessMaterial.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:177][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/Functions/Engine_MaterialFunctions02/Utility/BreakOutFloat2Components.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:178][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineResources/DefaultTexture.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:178][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineMaterials/Widget3DPassThrough_Translucent_OneSided.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:179][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineMaterials/Widget3DPassThrough_Opaque.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:180][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineMaterials/Widget3DPassThrough_Opaque_OneSided.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:180][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineMaterials/Widget3DPassThrough_Masked.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:180][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineMaterials/Widget3DPassThrough_Masked_OneSided.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:180][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EditorResources/S_Actor.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:181][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/Maps/Templates/Thumbnails/Default.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:181][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EditorMaterials/ParticleSystems/PSysThumbnail_NoImage.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:181][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EditorMaterials/ParticleSystems/PSysThumbnail_OOD.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:182][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EditorLandscapeResources/DataLayer.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:182][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineDamageTypes/DmgTypeBP_Environmental.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:182][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineMeshes/Sphere.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:182][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineFonts/RobotoDistanceField.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:183][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EngineMaterials/DefaultTextMaterialOpaque.uasset
MainFrameActions: Cooking (Windows): UE4Editor-Cmd: [2015.12.28-14.06.55:183][ 0]LogInit:Display: LogSavePackage:Warning: Finished SavePackage E:/BEARFOLDER/GOOGLECB/GOOGLECB/Saved/Cooked/WindowsNoEditor/Engine/Content/EditorResources/S_Trigger.uasset
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thanks :slight_smile:

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