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Hello to everyone.


Recently, I was unable to insert any images into my Figma file. A pop-up box appeared, stating, โ€œThe open file operation failed.โ€


I work with the Figma desktop app.


Has anyone had a similar experience? How did you resolve the issue?


Thank you to everyone who has read this far.

Hi @Selina3,

Thank you for reaching out the community!

To confirm, do you also see this issue if you try to select an image for fill in Figma opened in the browser?



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  • If the issue seems specific to the desktop app, it may be helpful to try clearing the desktop app cache (Help > Troubleshooting > Clear Cache and Restart).

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Hi Celine,

Thank you for your response.

There is no problem while using Figma in the browser. Simply not working properly in the desktop application.


I did clear the desktop app cache, but still not working.

Also, I tried to log into another macbook using my account and inserted images on Figma desktop app successfully. Therefore I wonder if my Macbook is the cause of the problem, but I am still unable to identify the problem behind it.

(I even checked the storage and itโ€™s not full yet.)


Update: Problem Solved 🎉


I was able to resolve the issue after upgrading my MacBook to MacOS Sonoma. I believe that the problem is due to Apple recently updating the new iOS operating system as a whole.


Thank you for the details and the update @Selina3 !

Yes, this seems to be related to the iOS operating system, happy to hear you have found a fix! 😀


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