Hi @Luke_Kelly, Thanks for reaching out! I totally get how having a plugin for this situation would be super handy.

I did a quick search in the community and found some plugins that might be just what you’re looking for:

• DETACH THEM ALL!


• Detach Variables


• Select all instances

Additionally, you can explore our community to see if there’s anything else that fits your needs. Check out here as an example: Figma Community - Detach - Plugins

Feel free to dive in on your own!

There seem to be plenty of plugins related to this situation, so chances are other community members have tackled similar challenges. We’d love to hear from fellow community members! Feel free to share any workarounds or your favorite plugins!

Thanks,

Hey @Luke_Kelly the way I found the solution: to go the list of external libraries → click swatch library and you can see what exactly is linked->with the help of plugins( find instance/find style) delete all the variants inside your file.

See if this helps:

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1258167373955403979/missing-library-usage-finder

" Use Case 2: Unlink unwanted library

• Open unwanted library, e.g. via Assets > Library (Book Icon), then hover over the library name and click Open File.


• Once in the unwanted library open the Library Style Detail Extractor plugin and click Extract Names, and then Copy Names to Clipboard.


• Go back to the initial design file, open the Missing Library Usage Finder plugin


• Paste the copied names and click Search. Note that this might take a while for larger design files.


• If the plugin finds uses of the styles or components they get listed below and you can navigate to the find and/or unlink/detach it directly."

Hint: You will need to use both(2) plugins.