# i need help the launcher is not downloading any version of unreal engine

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-need-help-the-launcher-is-not-downloading-any-version-of-unreal-engine/59072>\
**Category:** Community & Industry Discussion\
**Tags:** unreal-engine\
**Created:** [March 23, 2016, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-need-help-the-launcher-is-not-downloading-any-version-of-unreal-engine/59072 "2016-03-23T05:56:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![killshot2000](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@killshot2000](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/killshot2000)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-need-help-the-launcher-is-not-downloading-any-version-of-unreal-engine/59072/1 "2016-03-23T05:56:06Z")

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i tried using the luncher to download unreal engine 4 and it always give me an error and when it does not it show me that its downloading but there is no actual progress  
i left it a whole night and when i woke up i found the progress on 1% so is there an other way to download it or can someone help me please  
“and i have 64 bit system”

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**Author:** ![Jambax](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/jambax/32/904177_2.png) [@Jambax](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Jambax)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-need-help-the-launcher-is-not-downloading-any-version-of-unreal-engine/59072/2 "2016-03-23T09:20:31Z")

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Hi killshot2000,

There is no other way to download the engine right now unless you want to build the engine from source code, which you can find on GitHub.

Try following these:

> **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)**
>
> After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — ue4community.wiki! You will be able to find content from the official...

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**Author:** ![killshot2000](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@killshot2000](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/killshot2000)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-need-help-the-launcher-is-not-downloading-any-version-of-unreal-engine/59072/3 "2016-03-25T10:29:13Z")

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thanks for replying 😃

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**Author:** ![killshot2000](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@killshot2000](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/killshot2000)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/i-need-help-the-launcher-is-not-downloading-any-version-of-unreal-engine/59072/4 "2016-03-25T15:10:18Z")

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another question is there a way to make the epicgames luncher detect the source code version ?