Changes published in library are not updating component instances in other files that use the library

Maybe this is the reason today, found it on the status page https://status.figma.com/

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I’m currently having this issue and found a hack to fix it. If I place a new instance of the component from the asset panel, I get the update notification and the subsequent instance updates. This isn’t helpful for all the other designers working with our library, however. I’m working on an emerging design system and we need to be able to trust that our assets are updating reliably!

I’m having the same issue. Having hacks is fine, but those fixes are not a long-term solution for teams working with shared libraries and projects.

I have the issue as well. New instances show the updates in the master components. Old instances do not. In my case, a boolean property is not showing up for the old instances, even though they point to the master component, which has the property. None of the mentioned solutions worked for me.

Same issue. Super frustrating. Grinds the work to a halt.

Thank you so much! this works

Having the same Issue – the Library Element only Updates If I manually add it again from the Assets Panel but that’s a big bummer and slow’s down the process tremendously.

I tried all Hacks and repairing connections but also making new Instances, relinking them, adding them as a new Component Instance and so on… just doesn’t work

Figma you seem to have a Problem here.

This is getting beyond a joke! Library updates will just not update in the design file. I can insert a new instance of a component and it will contain the updates from the LIbrary but all the instances that were in the design library will still not update.

From the library modal, if I go into Updates click on the component to review updates, the Preview is unavailable and on update instance I get the error - “An error occurred while retrieving the component or state group”.

I have tried repairing and nothing works.

I have been working with Figma for years and Sketch before then. In the last months there has been major issues with Figma. Its now to the point that it is having a huge impact on performance across the design team deliverables. So much so that we are considering switch to Sketch.

Same for me. It’s grinding my productivity down slowly. I have to restart Figma every time I need to pull updates into my design files from my library files. Its just not recognising there have been changes in my library files. It’s ben like this for almost a year. Please, please sort this. Figma is great, I really don’t want to have to switch tools … again

Would appreciate for Figma to resolve this.

I am publishing updates from a library quite frequently and am having to hack it by right clicking on the design file tab > reload tab every time I am in the design file in order to actually be able to update it.

It is frustrating because it usually starts off working and showing me the ‘Update Instance’ (almost like it has reached a quota… 🤔), then suddenly stops displaying after I publish the library.

Along with a plethora of other Figma Library issues that are slowing down work efficiency, when it’s all added up takes a fair bit of time to deal with throughout the day.

Same issue.
I’ve published a change in the library 15 minutes ago and the notification “Review and accept library updates” is not appearing in the master file. Please fix.

**Edit: Restarting Figma did not help.

I would appreciate if Figma can just respond that this is an issue.

It seems to be getting worse. Now when i publish the new components are not showing up in the shared library. I have to copy and paste from the library and only then will it show up in the design file!!!

Figma, please at least respond!

So as I have had this issue on some days and some days not, I personally assume that this might has something to do with Figma’s Server Ressources? I did not change anything on my file and early morning yesterday everything was quite smooth… today during daytime it’s not working properly anymore. Feels just as if the Updates take very long due to maybe heavy traffic on the servers as everything is in the cloud? Would be cool anyway to get some Input by Figma as this thread has thousands of views already! @Figma_Moderation

Does Figma support exist?

Here’s a new issue I haven’t had before. I have lost access to all Colour Variables and Colour styles in the design file. 🤦‍♂️ I can have access to components in that library but colours are no where to be seen.

I’m having this same issue. Running the “Repair componant connection” does not fix it. Closing the file and reopening it seems to do the trick. Quite time consuming.

Thank you!! This worked

Faced this issue myself. Root cause for us: unused property error resulted in changes not being published from master. After deleting it, was able to publish again.

Something else to try if this doesn’t work for you: resetting individual props on instances in case they’ve been overridden.

Hello,
I have similar issue, but only in desktop app. When I made an update in a library and push it, and then try to pull the changes for instances - this does not work in the desktop app for some reason. In the web based version this works fine. So far I have a workaround with working only in the web version, but I will be great to be fixed in the desktop app

Had an issues, did not see an error in a component which said that the variable was not used. Check your components to have zero errors as it seems that it stops the update from happening.

I have this same problem however my changes do get pushed but only if I ‘Reload the Figma tab’.

Is there something else going on that would make it so that message doesn’t get pushed until you reload the tab?

I, too, am noticing this even with files saving during working hours. They are very slow but if I work after hours it seems to be better.

I too have the same issue the properties are not getting reflected in the instances. I need to reset the component then only they are getting reflected

Just went through this.

“Reset all changes” worked for me.

Guess that specific instance of a component became rogue/dirty and Figma was persisting the original variants for it.

Hope that helps

The issue that Figma doesn’t sense the component update in my design system library so when i insert the component in any other file from the design system it is not updated.