UE 5.5 Megascans Bridge plugin not loading correctly due to 0 byte files.

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Hi all, I’m trying to import some of my assets from Bridge, but when I install the UE 5.5 plugin, a lot of the files that it installs are 0 byte files and the plugin fails to load. I tried installing it to several places as a test, and the installer always writes about 50% of the plugin files as 0 bytes.

Is this a known issue? Is there a workaround for this?

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I think I have the same issue. Installed Bridge (app and plugin) for the first time yesterday and the engine immediately stopped booting with error like “Bridge plugin can’t access Megascans plugin”. I checked it, and Megascans plugin is installed and enabled in engine. Tried reinstalling both plugins but it didn’t help.

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Hello,

@smbell can you please let us know if you are working on a restricted network or on a company provided computer?

@KorinOo Can you please try the following:

  • Uninstall Bridge via the Epic Games Launcher.
  • Navigate to [Path to UE]/Engine/Plugins and remove the “Bridge” and “Megascans Plugin” folders present here.
  • Once removed, re-install Bridge via the Launcher.
    Please ensure that UE is not running during these steps.
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No, I’m working on my own home machine here. There should be no permissions issues etc. I tried to install the plugin to three different local drives on my machine, same exact thing with each of them, even down to the same 0 byte files.

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Thank you! Not sure how is this different from what I was doing, but it did work :smiley: