# Seek help! The UE5 compiler could not find the specified header file

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**Category:** Programming & Scripting\
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**Created:** [March 21, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/seek-help-the-ue5-compiler-could-not-find-the-specified-header-file/1765614 "2024-03-21T19:55:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/seek-help-the-ue5-compiler-could-not-find-the-specified-header-file/1765614/1 "2024-03-21T19:55:35Z")

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Seek help! The UE5 compiler could not find the specified header file SharedPCH.Core.NonOptimized.Cpp17.h.pch

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**Author:** ![Sklor](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/sklor/32/1074675_2.png) [@Sklor](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Sklor)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/seek-help-the-ue5-compiler-could-not-find-the-specified-header-file/1765614/2 "2024-03-21T20:40:44Z")

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> [@mjjd565](#):
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> SharedPCH.Core.NonOptimized.Cpp17.h.pch

Looks like there is a few threads around this same issue, but with different header files. Perhaps some of their solutions will work for you?

> [@sharedpch.core.cpp17.h.pch file missing ue5](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/sharedpch-core-cpp17-h-pch-file-missing-ue5/1589711):
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> Hi, everytime I try to luanch my project I got this error when it’s building the game for win64 c1xx: fatal error C1083: Impossible d’ouvrir le fichier interm�diaire du compilateur�: 'D:\Unreal Engine\game\Horror\Game\DamnǸ\Intermediate\Build\Win64\x64\DamnǸ\Development\Core\SharedPCH.Core.Cpp17.h.pch’�: No such file or directory I try to launch the project in developpement so I could debug it but this issue come everytime

> [@SharedPCH.Engine.h.pch not found](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/sharedpch-engine-h-pch-not-found/459094):
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> Hey, I wanted to add a simple C++ class to my blueprint based project, but when it auto compiled in the editor it threw an error and told me to rebuild the module. If I try to build manually from source I’m getting the following error: “SharedPCH.Engine.h.pch”: No such file or directory What I tried: Set the PCHUsage to no pch and even specified my own header file for this purpose, but then it’s just giving the same error with a different filename. I cannot disable header precompiling in VS…

> [@Missing SharedPCH.Engine.ShadowErrors.h.pch](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/missing-sharedpch-engine-shadowerrors-h-pch/467060):
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> Hi, I just installed UE and I am trying to learn how to use it. So I have created a simple Puzzle game (C++), for which I gave the name “puzzle”, but when I try to create the Project, there is an error message stating that the SharedPCH.Engine.ShadowErrors.h.pch file is missing on Puzzle\Intermediate\Build\Win64\PuzzleEditor\Development\Engine\SharedPCH.Engine.ShadowErrors.h.pch In the error message there was na option to compile it with Visual Studio. I clicked, Visual Studio opened, but in t…