Frequently Asked Questions
Unity
How do I install a specific Unity version?
You can install specific Unity versions by searching them on the Unity download archive .
You can check a full guide in Unity – Installation
If you want to learn more about how Unity Versions work, check the Unity – Versions documentation.
My project folder is occupying a lot of space, what folders can I remove?
The only mandatory folders for a Unity project to work are: Assets, Packages, ProjectSettings & the “.git” folder. If you wish to clean up disk space, close the project and delete the following folders: “Library, Temp & Logs”
You can inform yourself on what folders are essential and wich you can safely delete on: Unity – Project file structure
My project crashed or closed before I could save all changes. Is there a way to recover them?
If unity crashes or closes unexpectedly and some changes were not saved, there is a small chance to recover them. Unity makes a backup of all unsaved scenes and we can recover them before we open the project again.
You can check a full tutorial on how to recover them here: How to recover an unsaved scene after a Unity crash?
Visual Studio does not show errors but unity does
Your Visual Studio Community instance is not propperly linked to Unity. Check how to do it in: How to link Visual Studio Community with Unity
The Unity Editor windows are broken and I can’t close them or move them
If you have any kind of trouble with the Unity Editor UI / Layout, you can reset it through the top menu: Window > Layouts > Default
You can learn everything related to the Unity Editor UI windows and layout in: Unity – Editor Basic UI
Git
What are the basic steps while working with git?
Once you have the repository created, and on your local machine, the basic steps are always the same.
You can check them on Git Basic Concepts – Basic Git Workflow