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Li_Li1
Li_Li1
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January 29, 2026
Question

Ghost collections in library blocking variables to show in other files

The greyed out collections matches my real collection name, but not the number
 

I have a “ghost” set of variable collections in my library file (greyed out, but i can see the variables).
I cannot see any of my true “theming” colors in files that’s using this library. I think the ghost variable count is overriding the real collections.

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    Daniel Wayner
    Daniel Wayner
    New Participant
    February 1, 2026

    Interesting issue! Invisible collections getting in the way of variables would definitely slow things down. Curious if anyone has a trick to clean them up without recreating the file.

      Li_Li1
      Li_Li1Author
      New Member
      February 1, 2026

      Attaching a new finding: When creating a new collection, a ghost collection will be added.
      And the variable count will only include newly added variables. Duplicating an old variable won’t affect the “ghost count”

      Li_Li1
      Li_Li1Author
      New Member
      February 2, 2026

      Seems like the grey numbers are reflecting published variables. 
      For anyone that has the same experience, I was able to Unhide them in my original variables to affect the number and fix the issue of collections not showing.
      How they are initially set to hidden is still a mystery in my file.

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