# Why does UE5 take ages to open a new level?

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**Category:** World Creation\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, UE5-0, Levels, question\
**Created:** [June 25, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-does-ue5-take-ages-to-open-a-new-level/590055 "2022-06-25T12:03:39Z")\
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Ah, you didn’t say that… 😉

That sounds like your cache space is running out. How your hard drive space?

You can also try getting rid of the cache ( but check your drive space first )

> [@Compiling shaders every time I open a project](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/compiling-shaders-every-time-i-open-a-project/412993/2):
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> I happened to try the solution posted on this thread and it worked for me! The project now starts up without having to recompile everything.

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