Epic Games
Epic Games Launcher uninstaller partially fails and wipes installed engine versions
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Personal experienceImported from BlueskyPublished Oct 15, 2026
Impact: every install from 5.6 is gone and two projects became orphaned
From the original report
“Uninstalled the Epic Launcher. Uninstall failed partway through. Rebooted, every install from 5.6 is gone.”
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Details & sources
- How received
- Imported from Bluesky
- Source published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Observed
- Unknown
- Added to CleanApp
- Oct 15, 2026
- Product connection
- Affected product or place
- Original issue status
- Unknown
- Resolution
- Unknown
- Verification
- Not independently reproduced
Source count unknown
Why this source type: The author directly recounts their personal experience with an Epic Launcher uninstall failure causing lost installs and orphaned projects.
CleanApp AI summary
Epic Games Launcher uninstaller partially fails and wipes installed engine versions: Attempting to uninstall the Epic Games Launcher resulted in a partial failure, and a subsequent reboot unexpectedly wiped out all installed engine versions, leaving local projects orphaned.
Report counts are not affected-user counts. A closed original issue does not confirm a fix.
Public ID: rpt_h_IMU5u7ZwznX_LMV-AEUw