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Joao_Costa20
July 11, 2023
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🚨 Variables: Deleted collections and modes don't disappear

  • July 11, 2023
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When Variables was released I created some collections for testing. Since then I settled on a final version but the old deleted collections still appear in the page/layer selection on the right panel. The same is happening to deleted modes.

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    Best answer by djv

    Hey All, sorry for the continued frustration!

    As already mentioned above, our team needs your specific files where this is occurring to allow them to repro and work on the fix.

    If you have’t already, you can submit a bug report to our support team directly via the form here: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360001744374

    Be sure to use your Figma account email, include a link to the file(s) where this is occurring, and share edit access with support-share@figma.com.

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    Josh22
    Josh22
    Active Member
    July 11, 2024

    Oh joy, my 1,000 bug in Figma I’ve come across in the last few years. I copy/paste a single icon from another file (detached as well) and now I have a theme cached that is NOT referenced anywhere in the file, including the single-layer icon with zero reference to the theme from the other file.

    Maybe Figma should start outsourcing their bug fixes so they don’t sit in the backlog for years with no resolutions.

      Nouela
      Nouela
      New Participant
      September 4, 2024

      This seems…insane. I’ve spent half the day exploring “work-arounds” for ghost variables. Commenting to keep the thread alive.

        Sofie_Katan1
        Sofie_Katan1
        New Participant
        September 12, 2024

        Still have this issue as well!! Please fix Figma!
        With the redesigned Figma changing the mode is also harder than it used to be, making it super problematic when a component sometimes take over an old mode. A mode that has been delete more than 1 year ago!!!

        djv
        Figmate
        djvAnswer
        Community Support
        September 12, 2024

        Hey All, sorry for the continued frustration!

        As already mentioned above, our team needs your specific files where this is occurring to allow them to repro and work on the fix.

        If you have’t already, you can submit a bug report to our support team directly via the form here: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360001744374

        Be sure to use your Figma account email, include a link to the file(s) where this is occurring, and share edit access with support-share@figma.com.

        Thu_Suong
        Thu_Suong
        September 22, 2024

        After I updated Figma, it was really hard to use. I deleted all variants but when I select an object and change color, it shows all the variants I deleted even though I filtered by local variant. Would love for Figma to improve the ux better. Terrible experience

        Screenshot 2024-09-21 at 18.11.31

        Nouela
        Nouela
        New Participant
        September 23, 2024

        How is that a solution to this problem?

        djv
        Figmate
        djv
        Community Support
        September 24, 2024

        Sorry for the confusion, @Nouela.

        Of course it’s not the solution. But it’s a way for the community team here to pin our acknowledgement of the issue to the top of the topic, so that users know what to provide and where to send it in order for our team to continue to work on the fix, instead of simply saying that we need to fix the issue.

        If we don’t have example files, we’re not able to reproduce the issue consistently, which is the only way to pin point how to fix it.

        Dasha_Jakobson
        Dasha_Jakobson
        September 28, 2024

        Hi! Any chance you can record a video of your process? I have a complex component with nested elements and I’m not sure if I am using the Select Layers plug-in correctly to select everything. Much appreciated! Thank you.

        Spriggs_Jennifer
        Spriggs_Jennifer
        October 2, 2024

        This is also happening for me — did anyone find a workaround or a fix for this yet? I sent in an issue through the form but it is frustrating. Happy to send the example file your way as well to debug.

        shams2
        shams2
        October 16, 2024

        I’ve encountered an issue with variables in my Figma library. I deleted several variables from the library, but when I published the library and updated my design file, the deleted variables were not removed. They still occupy space in the workspace.

        When I return to the library and publish changes again, I notice that while components are updated correctly, the variables remain unchanged and are not deleted even after multiple publishing attempts.

        This affects my workflow, as I can’t fully remove unused variables. Any guidance on resolving this would be greatly appreciated.

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