# Project Browser says "The Folder Path is invalid" when I try to make a new project

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/project-browser-says-the-folder-path-is-invalid-when-i-try-to-make-a-new-project/283430>\
**Category:** Getting Started & Setup\
**Tags:** folder, unreal-engine, path, question\
**Created:** [May 15, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/project-browser-says-the-folder-path-is-invalid-when-i-try-to-make-a-new-project/283430 "2014-05-15T20:06:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephen\_Ellis](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/stephen_ellis/32/1210665_2.png) [@Stephen\_Ellis](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Stephen_Ellis)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/project-browser-says-the-folder-path-is-invalid-when-i-try-to-make-a-new-project/283430/3 "2014-08-05T15:31:26Z")

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