How to find out what a notification in the library is refering to

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Hello, this may be a dumb question, but I can’t seem to find an answer. Many times when there is a notification update that shows up as an orange circle with a number in it, and I can’t seem to find what exactly it is refering to. My library does not show and orange circles or any other indications as to what product needs updating/new purchase/etc. Can anyone help?
Thanks!

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Am I the only one who has this problem?

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In the launcher, usually it is an update to the current Engine version or that there is a new version of the Engine.

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I got the newest version. When I buy from the Asset Store I usually know what it is since I just bought it. But this notification, I have no clue.

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Six years later and update notification is still an unresolved mystery?

I assume this will be related to a particular asset update, is there a way to find out which one?

The notification is like this:

*Library notification: *
an update is available
and update is available

All engines and plugins are updated (these are always indicated with the UE launch box)

Any idea? Many thanks

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Now has been resolved - the library shows an exclamation on assets that are available locally and have been updated.

Thank you Epic team

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I mean, yes, but also you have to see that item first. I have THOUSAND of assets, so I’m not flipping through the ENTIRE list to look for a BANG (exclamation mark/point).

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The notification says, “An update is available.” It doesn’t say an item has been updated. How do I know what item is being referred to? How do I know if I want the update to overwrite what I already have?

I currently have an orange dot beside “Library” on the menu bar at the top. When I hover the mouse over it, I see 2 notifications that say the same thing. Like this:

Library Notifications

An update is available.
An update is available.

What is this referring to? Are there two items for which an update is available, or am I being notified again that an item hasn’t been updated.

Sometimes when I look through my assets, I see an orange dot beside one and the “Add To Project” button has been replaced by “Update”. This one is obvious. No need to explain.

Other times I look through hundreds of assets and can’t find anything.

Other times, I look through my assets and can’t locate one that needs updated. I have clicked on the orange dot in the Menu bar before. It disappears and nothing appears to have happened. Did it update something in the background?

I have no idea. A clarification would be welcome.

Thanks.

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When we have thousands of assets, it was impossible to easily find which ones needed to be updated, which made the marketplace very difficult to use and was a disaster. There must be an Updated filter to accurately tell users which assets have been updated.