# Why did the preview shadows in my editor dissapear

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**Category:** Rendering\
**Tags:** shadow, unreal-engine, editor, Lighting, question\
**Created:** [March 5, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-did-the-preview-shadows-in-my-editor-dissapear/309310 "2015-03-05T04:23:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-did-the-preview-shadows-in-my-editor-dissapear/309310/2 "2015-03-06T01:41:46Z")

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Hi SharkBearGator,

Check your Engine Scalability Settings and make sure they are set to Epic.

Have a look at this documentation on the subject:

> **[Scalability Reference](https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.1/en-US/scalability-reference-for-unreal-engine/)**
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> Scalability options, properties, and console variables.

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