The error can appear if the drive has bad sectors or insufficient space for caching.
[Game Engine] ──(Tries to Load Asset)──> [bigfile000.tiger Archive] │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────┐ ▼ ▼ ▼ [File is Corrupted] [Storage Drives Desync] [Security App Blocks File] Steam/Epic file is missing bits HDD latency / Out of memory Antivirus flags false positive │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┘ ▼ 💥 RESULT: "Unable to open bigfile000"
Download a free tool like CrystalDiskInfo to check the health of your HDD or SSD. If your drive has bad sectors where bigfile000.tiger is written, the file will continually corrupt itself.
Navigate to and click Verify integrity of game files . Adjust Administrative & Compatibility Settings : rise of the tomb raider bigfile000 error better
Here are the most effective, "better" solutions to fix the issue, ranked by effectiveness. 1. Verify Game Files (The Most Effective Solution)
Go to the tab in the new window, and click Change under Virtual memory .
Under the tab, click Settings inside the Performance box. The error can appear if the drive has
The Crystal Dynamics engine bundles thousands of individual assets—textures, audio files, 3D models, and animations—into large, compressed files labeled bigfile000.tiger , bigfile001.tiger , and so on.
[Mechanical HDD / External Drive] --> Low Read Speeds --> Engine Timeout --> Bigfile000 Crash [Internal SATA or NVMe SSD] --> High Read Speeds --> Fluid Loading --> Stable Gameplay Go to Properties →right arrow Installed Files →right arrow
Open your game launcher again and run the tool described in Step 1. The launcher will notice the file is completely missing and download a fresh, uncorrupted version. 3. Change the DirectX Version Navigate to and click Verify integrity of game files
Navigate to your game's installation folder (e.g., C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Rise of the Tomb Raider ).
Click the under the Rise of the Tomb Raider tile. Select Manage from the dropdown menu. Click the Verify button. 2. Manually Purge and Replace the Corrupted File
If you are using Epic Games Store, select the game, click the three dots, and choose > Verify . 2. Address Antivirus and Permissions Issues
A bigfile error can sometimes be a secondary symptom of a graphics driver that can't handle the game's data stream.