This error typically appears immediately upon launch, crashing the game before you even see the main menu. If you are frantically searching for a solution, you are not alone. Thousands of players have faced this specific file corruption or access issue.
Scroll down to and click Add or remove exclusions . Select Add an exclusion and choose Folder .
If you have the game installed on an ?
It has been reported that in some cases, the bigfile.000 file can have its Read-only attribute turned on, preventing the game from writing to it or reading it properly. Rise Of The Tomb Raider Unable To Open Bigfile.000
If verification didn't work, do it manually.
If the problem returns or occurs on other file blocks (like bigfile.001 ), your storage drive might be experiencing mechanical or digital degradation.
Go to your game installation directory (e.g., Steam\steamapps\common\Rise of the Tomb Raider ). Scroll down to and click Add or remove exclusions
Right-click on Rise of the Tomb Raider and select . Go to the Installed Files tab. Click Verify integrity of game files 1.2.1. For Epic Games: Go to your Library and find the game. Click the three dots ( ... ) and select Manage . Click Verify . 2. Rename or Delete the Corrupted File
In the game's startup launcher menu, change the display mode from Exclusive Fullscreen to .
Manually delete bigfile.000 from the game folder, then run the Steam Verify tool to redownload a clean copy. It has been reported that in some cases, the bigfile
Press the , type Windows Security , and hit Enter . Select Virus & threat protection .
If you have an SSD and an HDD, try moving the installation. Sometimes, older SATA cables or failing HDDs struggle to stream large archive files under load.
Sometimes the launcher’s cache holds onto a corrupted version of the file, preventing a clean install. Settings > Downloads > Clear Download Cache .
Disable temporarily to see if the game launches. Update Virtual C++ Redistributables
The error in Rise of the Tomb Raider is a critical startup or mid-game crash caused by a corrupted game asset archive, aggressive antivirus blocks, or storage read/write failures . This specific file acts as a primary storage container ( .tiger asset engine) housing the game's core textures, environments, and cutscene data. When the Crystal Dynamics engine fails to mount or unpack this archive, the system completely halts the execution layer to avoid memory exceptions.