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demian

Hi,

Today I noticed that viewers were unable to copy from some files. However, when I toggle the checkbox, Figma doesn’t save the change. After a while, it reverts to untoggled.

Some of my files belong to a published library and do not have an owner.

Best answer by dvaliao

Hey All, thank you for your patience and understanding!

A fix was recently released for this bug. Please refresh and let us know if you continue to run into any further issues.

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Gleb
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  • June 1, 2024

Contact Figma support to report a bug.


Papes_Christoph

@demian We’re facing the same problem. If Figma support gets back to you, could you please post the solution or fix info here?


demian
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  • June 4, 2024

Certainly! I’ve reported the bug to Figma support but haven’t received a response yet.


Cole_Slinker

Also seeing this bug. Replying to follow. Thanks!


dvaliao
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  • June 6, 2024

Hey All, sorry for the delayed reply from support!

The team is experiencing higher volume than usual, but will respond as soon as they can.

That said, @demian - it looks like support replied to your ticket #1016582 on Monday, so the team’s waiting for your follow-up. Please check your inbox and possibly your spam folder, just in case the reply landed there to continue to work with support directly.


demian
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  • June 7, 2024

Hi @dvaliao,

It’s strange… I’ve reviewed both my inbox and spam folders, yet I haven’t find a response to my ticket.


dvaliao
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  • June 7, 2024

That’s very strange. I’ll DM you with what the reply on Monday contained.


Alexander_Sinigerov

We’re facing the same problem. Could you please post the solution or fix info here? @dvaliao, @demian


dvaliao
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  • June 12, 2024

Hey @Alexander_Sinigerov, there’s no solution yet. But the team has confirmed that this is a bug, and they’re already proactively investigating to reproduce and work on a fix.

If you’re able to consistently reproduce, please reach out to the support team directly via this form for help: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

Be sure to use your Figma account email, include screenshots, steps to reproduce, and/or a file link then share edit access with support-share@figma.com, so our can take a closer look.


dvaliao
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  • June 25, 2024

Hey All, thank you for your patience and understanding!

A fix was recently released for this bug. Please refresh and let us know if you continue to run into any further issues.


Barbara Graf-Rogala

Hi, We’re facing the same problem in our project. The user with view right cannot copy text or styles. 


dvaliao
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  • February 28, 2025

Hey ​@Barbara Graf-Rogala, thanks for following up! 

This bug was from last Summer. Have you double checked the file’s Share settings?

You’ll want to ensure that the Advanced settings to allow copying, sharing, and exporting from the file are checked. 


Also, keep in mind that if you have many files within this project, this setting will only apply to individual files. There isn't a way to apply this setting to multiple files at once, so you’ll want to ensure that every file has the correct Advanced settings.


Carson Wampler

I currently have the same issue, I have the following settings:

After opening the file it is not possible to copy content (text for example), and viewers only have the hand icon when hovering over content. I have an Education account.


Barbara Graf-Rogala
dvaliao wrote:

Hey ​@Barbara Graf-Rogala, thanks for following up! 

 


“Also, keep in mind that if you have many files within this project, this setting will only apply to individual files.” - THAT WAS THE ISSUE. THANKS A LOT!

 


Carson Wampler

I wish I could say the same, I’m not sharing a Project just an individual file. Any insight is appreciated ​@dvaliao, thanks!


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