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Hi everyone
I’m facing an issue with one of my files in Figma. I’m the Team Owner, but the file has somehow become ownerless after trying to move it from Projects to Drafts and back. Now it just shows no owner, and I can’t find any option to reclaim it, even though it’s inside my team space and I have “can edit” access.

I contacted Figma support, but the AI assistant said ownerless files can't be claimed directly, only ownerless projects can. It also mentioned that I can still edit the file or grant access to others, but that doesn’t help with actual ownership.

Has anyone experienced this before?
Is there any workaround or way to properly reclaim ownership of a file in this situation?

Hi ​@Sina Nouri, thanks for reaching out! 

We located your ticket #1398411 with our support team, and it looks like Nancy replied to you recently. 

To reiterate the information shared, while it's not possible to claim ownership of an ownerless file, any file editors still have all the same capabilities as an owner – including the ability to edit, move, rename, and delete the file. The file can remain ownerless as long as there are editors who can access it.
 
Another solution would be to duplicate the file. Keep in mind that you won't retain the original file's version history, comments, or component links in other files, but this will allow you to gain ownership of the duplicate in case you need to manage the file going forward. You can learn how to do that here: Duplicate or copy files
 
Please let me know if you have any further questions.

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