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Daniel_Moses_CB
New Member
Jul 6, 2023 11:29 AM UTC
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Figma is running very slow

Hii Figma. Files in Figma takes so much time to load. I’ve checked my Internet connnection and I’ve found out that there is no problem with the Internet. After Adobe bought Figma, I’m experiencing this. Please solve this issue asap @Figma_Support

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Celine_
Celine_Solution
Community Support
Jul 7, 2023 2:36 PM UTC

Hi all,
Thanks for flagging this!
Can you please try clearing out your cache in the browser and Desktop app and check if this helps?

You can clear the desktop app cache on a Mac in the Help menu under Troubleshooting. If you’d prefer to manually clear your cache you can:

  1. Quit the Figma desktop app
  2. Open Terminal.app and enter the following command: rm -rf “$HOME/Library/Application Support/Figma”
  3. Try opening the desktop app again

You can clear the desktop app cache on Windows under the toggle-arrow at the right of the top toolbar under Help > Troubleshooting. If you’d prefer to manually clear your cache you can:

  1. Close the Figma desktop app
  2. Open the Start menu, and paste in this, followed by enter: %APPDATA%\Figma
  3. In the window that opens, delete the Desktop and DesktopProfile folders if they exist
  4. Launch the desktop app again

If it still doesn’t help, please reach out to our support team
(with URL link to the file which is effected, share a quick screen recording or screenshots demonstrating this issue and precise if this is happen in the browser, desktop app or both) so they can investigate further here: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360001744374

16 replies

Mihkel_Ronk
Jul 6, 2023 11:51 AM UTC

Same. Started for me right after the updates came in during last Config

Celine_
Figmate
Celine_Solution
Community Support
Jul 7, 2023 2:36 PM UTC

Hi all,
Thanks for flagging this!
Can you please try clearing out your cache in the browser and Desktop app and check if this helps?

You can clear the desktop app cache on a Mac in the Help menu under Troubleshooting. If you’d prefer to manually clear your cache you can:

  1. Quit the Figma desktop app
  2. Open Terminal.app and enter the following command: rm -rf “$HOME/Library/Application Support/Figma”
  3. Try opening the desktop app again

You can clear the desktop app cache on Windows under the toggle-arrow at the right of the top toolbar under Help > Troubleshooting. If you’d prefer to manually clear your cache you can:

  1. Close the Figma desktop app
  2. Open the Start menu, and paste in this, followed by enter: %APPDATA%\Figma
  3. In the window that opens, delete the Desktop and DesktopProfile folders if they exist
  4. Launch the desktop app again

If it still doesn’t help, please reach out to our support team
(with URL link to the file which is effected, share a quick screen recording or screenshots demonstrating this issue and precise if this is happen in the browser, desktop app or both) so they can investigate further here: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360001744374

rj_nodado
Nov 25, 2023 6:36 AM UTC

I expereinced this laggy desktop Figma when I updated my graphics Driver. Turning Off the “Background Application Max Frame Rate” option in Nvidia Control Panel fixed it for me.

Alex_Patron1
New Member
Mar 19, 2024 4:38 AM UTC

Hey there, it appears I don’t have a “Library/Application Support/Figma Support” folder - is there some other option for Mac users?

Celine_
Figmate
Community Support
Mar 19, 2024 11:10 AM UTC

Hey Alex,
Hmm this looks odd. Can you make sure that you:

  1. Quit the Figma desktop app
  2. Open Terminal.app and enter the following command: rm -rf “$HOME/Library/Application Support/Figma”
    and not $HOME/Library/Application Support/Figma
  3. Try opening the desktop app again

Let me know if it works!

Mar 22, 2024 9:31 PM UTC

Any luck on this? Why does Adobe kill everything?

Mar 27, 2024 6:27 AM UTC

It is not working…
Screenshot 2024-03-27 at 8.26.40

Stuck here…

y_toku
Figmate
Community Support
Mar 27, 2024 7:20 AM UTC

If it still doesn’t help, please reach out to our support team
(with URL link to the file which is effected, share a quick screen recording or screenshots demonstrating this issue and precise if this is happen in the browser, desktop app or both) so they can investigate further here: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360001744374

Please make sure you use the email associated with your Figma account, include links to the file in question, and share access with support-share@figma.com. Don’t worry, inviting us to view your file won’t impact your billing.

Thanks,
Toku

Gvantsa_Tabunidze
Apr 1, 2024 7:31 AM UTC

Hi all, is Figma under any update or why it’s lagging so much? I do not have large components yet I have just started the project. I can not make a 3 layer side navigation with nested components… I have done dropdown variants for navigation, but prototyping does not work on every item… and Figma is lagging so much even can not struggle with micro animation of burger menu on hover. making it slowly and stack. Please help, I have cleaned app cahs already still no results

waqarnaik
Active Member
Apr 1, 2024 1:08 PM UTC

Hi Figma, Same problem Im facing at my end, whenever I try to switch between pages or reload project file it take a tons of time to load and keep stuck on loading animation of Figma, Please fix this issue 🙂