UEFN won't launch: “Failed to open descriptor file FortniteGame.uproject”

Summary

UEFN does not launch and always shows “Corrupt or missing files detected” followed by “Failed to open descriptor file ../../../FortniteGame/FortniteGame.uproject”. Reinstalling and verifying both Fortnite and UEFN did not fix the issue. Fortnite itself launches normally.

Please select what you are reporting on:

Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Other

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Install UEFN through the Epic Games Launcher.
  2. Launch UEFN.
  3. A message appears saying: “Corrupt or missing files detected. Do you want to verify your installation?”
  4. After continuing, another error appears: “Failed to open descriptor file ../../../FortniteGame/FortniteGame.uproject”
  5. The Crash Reporter then opens and reports that the ICU data directory was not discovered.

Expected Result

UEFN should launch normally after installation and file verification.

Observed Result

UEFN does not launch. It always reports corrupt or missing files, followed by the missing FortniteGame.uproject error and then crashes.

The file FortniteGame.uproject is also not present in E:\Epic Games\Fortnite\FortniteGame\

Platform(s)

PC

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I am having the exact same issue. Any luck on resolving it so far?