You will most likely encounter this error in one of three situations:
Many mods (especially character swaps or weapon replacers) modify .arc files. A common mistake: You will most likely encounter this error in
Resident Evil 5/ ├── nativePC/ │ ├── Image/ │ │ └── Archive/ │ │ └── (mod .arc files here) │ ├── sound/ │ └── ... You will most likely encounter this error in
If you’re modding Resident Evil 5 or trying to run an older mod, you’ve likely run into the infamous error: You will most likely encounter this error in
Permissions can sometimes prevent the game from "opening" the archive even if it exists.