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nikita_diqsi
April 21, 2023
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Where has the "Go to main component" button disappeared in assets?

  • April 21, 2023
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Where has the “Go to main component” button disappeared in assets? She used to be, now she’s gone, who knows what this is connected with?

How was it:


right now this is not

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Best answer by Eike_J

Same problem here. Also the button “Go to Main Component” in the right sidebar has disappeared.

Edit:
I found the reason: If the library is owned by a different person than the file you are working in, there exists the problem. If the library and the file owned by the same person it works.

16 replies

kyleen_sayas
September 12, 2023

Yes, please bring it (view main component on right click) back, Figma! It’s a big problem for us at work since sometimes the component instance being used comes from a third-party provider. Having to contact them for every single concern/update is counterproductive. 😦

Bryan_Ranzenberger
September 20, 2023

I experience this but I own all of the Library files as well as the file I am working in… so it is not clear to me why I can no longer Go To Main Component for the Libraries which I own.

itm
New Member
September 26, 2023

This just started happening, inexplicably a few days ago. It’s happened before — for a few days neither or us (an admin and an owner of the added libraries) could add but not directly edit/go to the main component.

This makes no sense. We have been working with the libraries for months, and should be the users that have this kind of access.

Dustin_Hansen1
New Participant
December 15, 2023

I seem to be having the same problem. On some component instances, I have a “Detach instance” option, but don’t see any of these options:

  • Swap instance
  • Change variant
  • Reset all changes
  • Main component >

Screenshot:

NOTE: the component that is missing the “Go to main component” menu/option is an instance from another library. But these are both libraries that I own.

Any ideas?

r_sh
Active Member
July 12, 2024

We encountered the same issue today. The main component is owned by the same person, and there are no branches or drafts of the file.

Gayani_S
Figmate
Community Support
August 1, 2024

Hey @r_sh, thank you for reaching out and apologies for the delayed response!
I’ve just created a support ticket on your behalf. Your ticket number is #1082149, for reference.

Our support team usually takes up to 24 hours to reply back to emails - tends to be quicker than that in normal circumstances. However, please be aware that we are facing increased contact volume so there might be a delay.