Can't package in Unreal Engine 5 ( UE5 ) simple fix !

if you have problem packaging your game inside UE5 check this out. plus we will go through how to package the game when it says binaries are not installed , would you like to download them from launcher ? it is because of the plugins and in my case Nvidia's DLSS was responsible for it.

[LegendOfCalvas]

my project just keeps giving me an error when trying to package it "Unkown error" is all it says, even when i toggle to just show errors/warnings. its the only error given

[AndyYang-bd]

Guys I was going crazy I couldnt find anything, and after 3 hours of troubleshooting I found out I had to change my game icon. project settings>windows>gameicon. It must be a proper ICO and 256x256.

[XxDarkShadowLord]

fixed my ass since i do the same thing millions of times and still refuses to export and give me the same error "UATHelper: Packaging (Windows): BUILD FAILED
PackagingResults: Error: Unknown Error"

[Tykr.]

It still doesnt export, its still saying that message

[quakecon]

Engine has huge potential, but I have spent days trying to make a .exe of my test scenes.
Worked before, then something happens and there's a million variables that only an expert can figure out while the rest of us just spend days uninstalling, reinstalling stuff and potentially breaking stuff in between crawling the internet for various fixes and guides, often with UE4 interface and references.

I really feel like Epic need to stop spending all their time of the graphics side of things and actually focus on the basics if they want their engine used by anyone beyond.
If there is something wrong with my project, I want epic to red flag like its cancer or attempt its version of a fix. unless the user does something utterly retarded, they need to do more to help people cos this is making me want to give up or try Unity instead.

[EmaSans-tueg]

why when I package the level I got '"error: unknow error". It only happen when I active The landmass/water plugin. help

[zeond]

Any idea what causes these errors:
LogWindows: Error: Can't save D:/Unreal Graph is linked to object World property) in external map

[Karolina-kdbh]

It repaired my AutomationTool ExitCode=6 error, thank you

[rsegaming]

how can you do it for android ?? i still have the problem for pakaaging for android projects

[NeroForte_]

hello, my ue4 cant package it says unknown error cant build what can I do. at first it was packaging but now cant package all projects

[GooseMcdonald]

got the following msg ( trying to pack for win64): "The Binaries for this Target Platform are not currently installed, would you like to use the Launcher to download them?", pls help!

[RMC_]

Is DLSS supported now? I'm getting "Unknown Error" when trying to package. I have downloaded the DLSS plugin, could it be that that's causing the issue?

[carlos_x]

This is like my 4° video/attempting to fix this error... no sucess. It's frustrating, I really want to give UE5 a try (after spending about 8 years with Unity), but this seems impossible! I tried everything? I have installed a bunch of SDK, copied the .dll, etc. etc. nothing works.

[AmiraSuhill]

I dont have the windows folder in there, any help?

[sam-psonsmith]

okay so the phrase "re-fart your computer" is not allowed on youtube.
(I didn't use the word fart, but it would delete the comment if i used the correct word)

now it should work posting the comment.
So in case anyone here is still lost.
Try the "Visual Studio 2022". (or any other year i guess)
Search for "Visual Studio Installer" in the Start Menu.
Use the Installer to install developer options including the sdk
Make sure to check the sdk options
And install now.
reboot your Computer.
It should now recognize the sdk

[foxxdgd]

this does not work, the "packaging failed" pop-up is still showing up .

[astonyo]

Thanks for the lesson but it didn`t work for UE5.3.2 - Unknown Error reported in 4th second of packing

[RJF_Entertainment]

There is no UnrealBuildTool folder for Unreal Engine 5.3

[thatipallysaichandu]

For me getting error as (Dotnet is not recognised as an internal or external command)....pls help me...

[jacewertz]

Thank you! This worked for me! Although, I did copy and paste the link UE5 output log recommended me to dl right into my browsers url, an immediate dl and it fixed my packaging issue immediately!