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Why elements gets duplicated when I move them around the grid?

  • January 15, 2025
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Oded_Livnat_Tal

Hello, 

for me it’s seems like a bug, but maybe I’m doing something wrong?

I’m choosing few elements so I can move them together inside the grid,

however, sometimes like in this case, these elements gets duplicated,

however all I did was move them around, I did not copied them. Thanks!

 

  

Best answer by Oded_Livnat_Tal

Dear ​@Gayani_S,

 

I’ve managed to fix the issue.

Seems like some elements for some reason got duplicated few times on the same grid,

so I’ve deleted the extra elements, and now it’s moving around normal. 

Thank you very much! 

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Gayani_S
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • January 15, 2025

Hey ​@Oded_Livnat_Tal, thank you for reaching out! 

A few things we can check to troubleshoot:

  • Are you possibly holding the Option (Alt) key while moving the elements? This shortcut duplicates items during the move.
  • Could there be a chance the elements were duplicated earlier and are now stacked beneath the visible ones?
  • Does this issue occur in just this file or across all your files?

If possible, sharing a screen recording with the layers panel visible would help me better understand what's happening. 

 

Thank you, 

Gayani 


Oded_Livnat_Tal

Hey ​@Gayani_S 

Thank you for reaching out.

Here’s a screen recording. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r291nNEyxJU66F7MZssteabIsbV3zSJr/view?usp=drive_link

I do not click on the Option key, or any other key, except the Shift key to choose more than one element. 

Some elements in this frame are indeed duplicated, and this issue only started now, although I did a more than 20 frames on this project. 

  


Gayani_S
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • January 16, 2025

Hey ​@Oded_Livnat_Tal, thank you for following up and sharing the screen recording! 

To help troubleshoot, could you try deleting the duplicated elements and see if the issue persists when moving them again? Additionally, testing in a new frame with a simple shape might help pinpoint the cause.

A few more questions to narrow it down:

  • Does this happen only in this file or across all your files?
  • Are you experiencing the same issue in both the browser and desktop app?

If you haven’t already, clearing your cache might also help.

Here are instructions to clear your browser cache:

-Google Chrome: Clear cache & cookies - Computer - Google Account Help
-Safari: Clear cookies in Safari on Mac - Apple Support
-Mozilla Firefox: Manage local site storage settings | Firefox Help
-Microsoft Edge: View and delete browser history in Microsoft Edge - Microsoft Support

Please follow these steps to clear your desktop app’s cache: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040528973-My-files-are-not-opening#id

Let me know how it goes, thank you! 


Oded_Livnat_Tal

Dear ​@Gayani_S,

 

I’ve managed to fix the issue.

Seems like some elements for some reason got duplicated few times on the same grid,

so I’ve deleted the extra elements, and now it’s moving around normal. 

Thank you very much! 


Gayani_S
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • January 22, 2025

Hey ​@Oded_Livnat_Tal, glad to hear you were able to resolve it! If you have any other questions or run into any issues, don’t hesitate to reach out—we’re always here to help. Thanks for letting me know it worked!


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