Project won't open "Unreal Engine has stopped working" because CachedAssetRegistry.bin is corrupted

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  1. Using Windows 8.1. There is a logged event related to the crash (attached).link text
  1. The project was created with UE 4.72, no conversions between versions.
  2. It’s not a very complex project. It has a bunch of folders, uses blueprints, imported FBXs, animations, music