Windows UE5.6 → Mac via Git/GitHub - Content Browser Empty

IDKhowwwww
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:07:32 +0000
Getting Started & Setup

I am working on a group project using GitHub to share Unreal Engine 5.6 Blueprint project between Windows PC (where project was created) and MacBook (M1) teammates.

Problems

1. Successfully pulled project repo on MacBook

2. Confirmed Content/dynamic/ contains .uasset + .uexp files

3. Generated Xcode project files and built successfully in Xcode

4. Content Browser remains EMPTY when opening .uproject on Mac

What I have tried:

Verified on another Windows PC: git pull works and project opens

Verified .gitignore is standard UE5 template (attached below)

rm -rf Binaries/ Intermediate/ Saved/ DerivedDataCache/

Generated Xcode project: GenerateProjectFiles.sh -project=“…”

Full Xcode build (MyProjectEditor > My Mac > Build ✓)

Content Browser settings: Show Engine/Plugin/Developer Content ALL enabled

Right-click Content/: Refresh / Fix Up Redirectors / Validate Assets

Window → Developer Tools → Asset Audit → Full scan

Any Unreal/Git experts who can help?

Current .gitignore and .uproject files

.uproject file:

{
  "FileVersion": 3,
  "EngineAssociation": "5.6",
  "Plugins": [{"Name": "ModelingToolsEditorMode", "Enabled": true}]
}

.gitignore:

# Visual Studio 2015 user specific files
.vs/

# Compiled Object files
*.slo
*.lo
*.o
*.obj

# Precompiled Headers
*.gch
*.pch

# Compiled Dynamic libraries
*.so
*.dylib
*.dll

# Fortran module files
*.mod

# Compiled Static libraries
*.lai
*.la
*.a
*.lib

# Executables
*.exe
*.out
*.app
*.ipa

# These project files can be generated by the engine
*.sln
*.suo
*.opensdf
*.sdf
*.VC.db
*.VC.opendb

# Precompiled Assets
SourceArt/**/*.png
SourceArt/**/*.tga

# Binary Files
Binaries/*
Plugins/**/Binaries/*

# Builds
Build/*

# Whitelist PakBlacklist-<BuildConfiguration>.txt files
!Build/*/
Build/*/**
!Build/*/PakBlacklist*.txt

# Don't ignore icon files in Build
!Build/**/*.ico

# Configuration files generated by the Editor
Saved/*

# Compiled source files for the engine to use
Intermediate/*
Plugins/**/Intermediate/*

# Cache files for the editor to use
DerivedDataCache/*

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