# When i try to open fortnite it says "failed to open descriptor file ',,/../../ForniteGame/FortniteGame.uproject

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/when-i-try-to-open-fortnite-it-says-failed-to-open-descriptor-file-fornitegame-fortnitegame-uproject/412564>\
**Category:** Platform & Builds\
**Tags:** not-responding, failure, unreal-engine, crash, fail, bug-report, question\
**Created:** [December 18, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/when-i-try-to-open-fortnite-it-says-failed-to-open-descriptor-file-fornitegame-fortnitegame-uproject/412564 "2017-12-18T16:11:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![WesoBurrito](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@WesoBurrito](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/WesoBurrito)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/when-i-try-to-open-fortnite-it-says-failed-to-open-descriptor-file-fornitegame-fortnitegame-uproject/412564/1 "2017-12-18T16:11:08Z")

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I dont know what to do about it.

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**Author:** ![mrwiffler](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@mrwiffler](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/mrwiffler)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/when-i-try-to-open-fortnite-it-says-failed-to-open-descriptor-file-fornitegame-fortnitegame-uproject/412564/2 "2018-06-16T18:09:54Z")

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Same problem here. I’m reinstalling it now. PVP was working until I installed the PVE tonight.