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I can't open figma file that are saved on my desktop?


Thomas_T

How do I open Figma files that I’ve downloaded and saved on my desktop? I am a Mac user and somehow when I double-click on the saved files, they are not opening up either on the Figma desktop version or Web version?

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10 replies

weihan
  • 1 reply
  • May 20, 2021

Maybe need to import manually? I did that on my Mac last time : D


Gleb
  • Power Member
  • 4708 replies
  • May 31, 2021

Alex144
  • 1 reply
  • April 28, 2022

I have the same situation. I haven’t figured it out yet.


Cantrelle_Bobby

I can’t open files that I have saved as .fig. Is there a solution for this? I certainly would hope so.


Estefania

Thomas_Emmanuel

Found out why it wasn’t working. You have to be within a project to add a file. It won’t add to the Figma home screen.


  • 1 reply
  • July 5, 2023

So basically, if I am on a plane or if my internet connection is poor, that would mean I just need to upload a file I just downloaded.
Sorry but it seems pretty silly to upload a file already on your computer…


  • 1 reply
  • August 17, 2023

My .fig files open in Sketch by default and can find no way to change this. I didn’t want to use Figma because it was browser-based and the internet is garbage in Berlin. I ended up preferring it in the end and making the switch. Now I cannot open the files that are saved directly to my desktop without them opening in Sketch instead… this is beyond asinine.


Happens the same to me. Not sure what I’m doing wrong, but it’s frustrating. I want to handle a batch of local files to the client and I’m not sure how they’ll see it.


Gleb
  • Power Member
  • 4708 replies
  • October 27, 2023

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