domains / families / software-engineering / yaml-editing

yaml-editing

separate

Last-resort guidance for safely hand-editing Unity YAML

When to use

• Hand-editing YAML when REST cannot reach
• Fixing m_Script GUIDs
• Fixing broken fileID references
• Fixing .meta files
• Resolving merge conflicts
• Patching hidden ProjectSettings fields
• Repairing references after script rename or move

When not to use

• Normal object/asset work
• GameObjects / components
• Prefabs
• ScriptableObjects
• Scenes
• Importers
• Graphics / rendering
• Hand-editing YAML for convenience

Skill page

Source