Macos: [HLOD] LogWorldPartitionEditor: Error: #### Commandlet Failed ####

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Engine: UE5.3
M1 Mac → 13.4.1

When trying to regenerate HLODs in a brand new World Partitioned projects using tools -> Build HLODs the commandlet fails with:

LogWorldPartitionEditor: Display: Running commandlet: -BaseDir=  -Unattended -RunningFromUnrealEd -AbsLog=  -run=WorldPartitionBuilderCommandlet -Builder=WorldPartitionHLODsBuilder -SetupHLODs -BuildH
LODs -AllowCommandletRendering
LogWorldPartitionEditor: Error: #### Commandlet Failed ####
LogWorldPartitionEditor: Error: /Users/Shared/Epic Games/UE_5.3/Engine/Binaries/Mac/UnrealEditor.app/Contents/MacOS/UnrealEditor   -Unattended -RunningFromUnrealEd -AbsLog=  -run=WorldPartitionBuilderCommandlet -Builder=WorldPartitionHLODsBuilder -SetupHLODs -BuildHLODs -AllowCommandletR
endering
LogWorldPartitionEditor: Error: Return Code: 1
LogWorldPartitionEditor: Error: #### BEGIN COMMANDLET OUTPUT (from ) ####
LogWorldPartitionEditor: Error: #### END COMMANDLET OUTPUT ####
Cmd: MAP LOAD FILE= TEMPLATE=0 SHOWPROGRESS=1 FEATURELEVEL=3

File paths removed.

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Had the same issue when I first install the Unreal Engine on macOS.

Rule of thumb : When working with Unreal on macOS do not use spaces in any paths.

Simply remove/install/re-install the latest Unreal Engine 5.3.x.
Make sure your default folder install path has no spaces in it.
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Word of advice, do the same for you project location and project names, do not use any spaces in these. This will save you more headaches.

I believe some of the Unreal scripts are not properly escaping paths and these are being truncated.

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