Renaming new assets then saving them creates two assets

anonymous_user_13884794 · September 20, 2016, 12:07am

Hi,

Steps to reproduce:

Create a new asset in the Content Browser, the class is not relevant.
The asset is created while its name is being asked. Name it A.
Then, rename it to B.
Open B and save it.

Before saving B, only B.uasset is present in the file system. After saving, both A.uasset and B.uasset are present. Notice that in the Content Browser, only B is present.

This is 100% reproducible. It also happens if the asset is created through another way, e.g. using the New buttons in the Behavior Tree editor.

UE Version: 4.13.0-3106830+++UE4+Release-4.13

Using Windows 10 64bit, projects are on a NTFS partition, either with no VCS or with git.

Cheers

anonymous_user_72436611 · September 20, 2016, 3:41am

Hi,

I think this is like Windows exe shortcut. A become shortcut pointing to B, and B become the real asset.

To delete A, try mouse right click A’s parent folder and select “Fix Up Redirectors in Folder”.

anonymous_user_13884794 · September 20, 2016, 6:48am

They are two different, regular files. However after you pointed this out, I indeed noticed that A is almost empty (< 1KB) while B is not. A is not a redirector though: Fix up redirectors in folder does not remove it, and it does not appear while checking the filter Show redirectors.

anonymous_user_e729f54e · September 20, 2016, 2:07pm

Hello Jonathan Giroux,

After doing a bit of digging I was able to find that this is a known issue. I have provided a link to the public tracker. Please feel free to visit the provided thread for future updates.

Link: Unreal Engine Issues and Bug Tracker (UE-16437)

Make it a great day

anonymous_user_13884794 · September 20, 2016, 5:47pm

Thanks for the finding!