This feature is notorious for blocking game file access without warning you. To disable it temporarily:
Your antivirus may be blocking the game from reading large files. Add the entire Rise of the Tomb Raider folder to your Exclusions list in Windows Security or your third-party antivirus.
: Ensure the drive where the game is installed is formatted to NTFS . Some "bigfiles" exceed the size limits of older formats like FAT32.
Older guides often suggest reinstalling DirectX or Visual C++ Redistributables. While those won't hurt, they rarely solve the BigFile.000 error because the problem is almost always . Here is the modern diagnosis: