# The Unreal Engine For Fornite Wont open it crashes and says (Failed to open descriptor file ../../../FortniteGame/FortniteGame.uproject)

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-unreal-engine-for-fornite-wont-open-it-crashes-and-says-failed-to-open-descriptor-file-fortnitegame-fortnitegame-uproject/1769803>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** unreal-editor-for-fortnite, fortnite\
**Created:** [March 24, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-unreal-engine-for-fornite-wont-open-it-crashes-and-says-failed-to-open-descriptor-file-fortnitegame-fortnitegame-uproject/1769803 "2024-03-24T13:02:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![PABLO240HZ](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@PABLO240HZ](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/PABLO240HZ)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-unreal-engine-for-fornite-wont-open-it-crashes-and-says-failed-to-open-descriptor-file-fortnitegame-fortnitegame-uproject/1769803/1 "2024-03-24T13:02:08Z")

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### Please select what you are reporting on:

Unreal Editor for Fortnite

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Stability

### Summary

The Unreal Engine For Fornite Wont open it crashes and says (Failed to open descriptor file ../../../FortniteGame/FortniteGame.uproject)

### Steps to Reproduce

-Open Epic Games Launcher  
-Instal Unreal Engine For Fornite  
-Run the Unreal Engine For Fornite  
-The an error will pop up

### Expected Result

Ther will Be an Error Message saying: Failed to open descriptor file ../../../FortniteGame/FortniteGame.uproject

### Observed Result

An Error Mensaje Sating: Failed to open descriptor file ../../../FortniteGame/FortniteGame.uproject

### Platform(s)

Pc (Windows 11)

### Additional Notes

Before i had a difrent error that sayed something like error finding tbb.dll sow i gogled the error and instaled the tbb.dll file and wen i tried to open it , it sayed:  
Failed to open descriptor file ../../../FortniteGame/FortniteGame.uproject

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**Author:** ![doffy.store](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@doffy.store](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/doffy.store)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-unreal-engine-for-fornite-wont-open-it-crashes-and-says-failed-to-open-descriptor-file-fortnitegame-fortnitegame-uproject/1769803/2 "2024-03-25T13:22:35Z")

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Did I solve it?

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**Author:** ![TigasX9](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@TigasX9](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TigasX9)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-unreal-engine-for-fornite-wont-open-it-crashes-and-says-failed-to-open-descriptor-file-fortnitegame-fortnitegame-uproject/1769803/3 "2024-03-25T13:45:11Z")

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I have the same problem!

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**Author:** ![Bug-Reporter](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/bug-reporter/32/997076_2.png) [@Bug-Reporter](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Bug-Reporter)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-unreal-engine-for-fornite-wont-open-it-crashes-and-says-failed-to-open-descriptor-file-fortnitegame-fortnitegame-uproject/1769803/4 "2024-03-25T14:24:18Z")

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The status of FORT-725097 incident has been moved from ‘Unconfirmed’ to ‘Needs Triage’.

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**Author:** ![Coonboys](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Coonboys](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Coonboys)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-unreal-engine-for-fornite-wont-open-it-crashes-and-says-failed-to-open-descriptor-file-fortnitegame-fortnitegame-uproject/1769803/5 "2024-03-25T15:02:26Z")

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Same Exact Thing!

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**Author:** ![Flak](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/flak/32/769441_2.png) [@Flak](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Flak)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-unreal-engine-for-fornite-wont-open-it-crashes-and-says-failed-to-open-descriptor-file-fortnitegame-fortnitegame-uproject/1769803/6 "2024-03-25T15:16:38Z")

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We’re checking into this! [Issue with New Installations of UEFN](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/issue-with-newinstallations-of-uefn/1771613)

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**Author:** ![Lolojrr](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Lolojrr](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Lolojrr)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-unreal-engine-for-fornite-wont-open-it-crashes-and-says-failed-to-open-descriptor-file-fortnitegame-fortnitegame-uproject/1769803/7 "2024-03-25T22:38:50Z")

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let me know plz

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**Author:** ![JustTufee](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@JustTufee](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/JustTufee)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-unreal-engine-for-fornite-wont-open-it-crashes-and-says-failed-to-open-descriptor-file-fortnitegame-fortnitegame-uproject/1769803/8 "2024-11-12T17:19:00Z")

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cosa dobbiamo fare per risolvere??
