Have you fixed this a different way? Let me know in the comments below.
Move to the tab and click Change under Virtual Memory . Uncheck Automatically manage paging file size .
Real-time protection often locks .tiger files because it doesn’t recognize the format.
BIGFILE archives are the game’s packed data files (textures, sounds, levels). The game needs to the first archive ( bigfile.000.tiger or .top ) during startup. When Windows or your security software blocks that access, the engine throws this error. rise of the tomb raider unable to open bigfile000 top
Because bigfile.000 is incredibly massive, the game requires active virtual memory paging space on your system drive to unpack it properly.
The "bigfile" error looks scary, but it’s rarely a broken game. In 90% of cases, + antivirus exclusion solves it immediately. If you’re still stuck, check your Windows Event Viewer ( Applications log) for a more specific error code tied to 0xc0000022 — that’s almost always permission-related.
The "Unable to open bigfile000" error in Rise of the Tomb Raider Have you fixed this a different way
If the error persists or keeps reapplying to different bigfiles (like bigfile001 or bigfile002 ), your hard drive or SSD might have bad sectors or file system instability. Open in Windows File Explorer.
Scroll down to the bottom and select . Click Add an exclusion and choose Folder .
Launch Steam, run again, and allow the system to write a clean copy onto a fresh sector of your drive. 2. Increase Windows Pagefile (Virtual Memory) Uncheck Automatically manage paging file size
This ensures that no leftover corrupted files or permission issues persist.
This error typically indicates that the game's engine cannot read its primary data archives, which can be caused by file corruption, permission issues, or aggressive antivirus software.