# I lost access to my UEFN projects after format

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-lost-access-to-my-uefn-projects-after-format/2014217>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, issue, question, fortnite\
**Created:** [September 10, 2024, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-lost-access-to-my-uefn-projects-after-format/2014217 "2024-09-10T06:35:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![walcoky](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@walcoky](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/walcoky)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-lost-access-to-my-uefn-projects-after-format/2014217/4 "2024-09-10T08:59:22Z")

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Never mind, I actually managed to fix my problem. Respect for the guy that invented this method. Here is the fix that works:

> [@How to copy a UEFN project](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-copy-a-uefn-project/1236151/4):
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> OMG, I got it to work. Thanks for the help and suggestions guys. For anyone else who wants to replicate what I came up with: Backup your original project folder to some far away place, in case things go wrong Copy your original project folder to a new one. (e.g. Copy “d:\Fortnite Projects\MyGame” to “d:\Fortnite Projects\MyGame2”). Go in the new project folder, rename “MyGame.uefnproject” to “MyGame2.uefnproject” Open “MyGame2.uefnproject” in Notepad (or another editor). At the top …

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