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  • July 27, 2026
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Erasmus

Hi everyone

Figma file I’ve been editing for days and months as file owner.
Now I can’t seem to be able to copy elements on it, share the file, rename it etc. And this started immediately after an update.

I can design on the file but i can’t use AI features

Please can someone help me urgently? thank you!

[Moderator note: This post’s title was changed from Figma no working properly, after an update to [Bug] Copy file and export issue on 27-Jul-2026.]

Best answer by Tom Reem

Hi ​@Jeyson Lopez — thanks for reporting this, and I've got some good news.

I checked in with our Engineering team, and they've pushed a fix. Copying and exporting should be working as expected now.

Give your tab a refresh and let me know how it goes.

I'm continuing to monitor reports and will follow up if anything changes.

33 replies

Melisa Moreu
  • New Member
  • July 27, 2026

I can’t paste images since Friday, I can see the blue outline square but no image, I’ve restarted the program several times and is still the same, a co-worker in a different country reported the same, anyone else having this problem?

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Yuliia Stanko

I am logged in a correct profile, all files are located in my own team drafts and I can edit them, but can’t copy anything. There is also trouble accessing “Share” window, it just doesn't load and disappears after some time.

HELP!!!

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Molly Mellinger

I am having the exact same issue . I’ve logged in and out, updated figma, even restarted my computer. ALL my files are doing this!

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Trent Warner

Same problem! Hope I dont need to increase my subscription to be able to copy and paste

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Yuliia Stanko

upd. I tried to empty caches and restart Figma from the Help menu, it didn’t help.

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Anna Konson
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  • July 27, 2026

same issue! have opened and closed, logged out and in, nothing is working!
edit 3:25est - fixed now!

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Morris Marketing

Same Exact Issue Here

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Thomas_B_
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  • July 27, 2026

Glad to hear I’m not the only one.

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Andrew_Lefurge

Same exact behavior here, has been happening for about the last 30min

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lukec26
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  • July 27, 2026

Our files are now unlinked from all published library after reload during the last 30 min or so. The library are published and still discoverable but we’re still unable to link it back. This is accompanied with variable entry been completely missing from the page as well as not been able to copy anything within the design.

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Sergio Cameira

I have the exact same problem!! Can’t copy (although if i click and drag with the option key down it does copy frames), and share settings don’t work/open. Also can’t export anything!!

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Sadleder Bernd

Same issue - i cannot copy layer in any of my files.

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Hvdrien
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  • July 27, 2026

Just like everyone else here, i’ve got the same issue… Damn…

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janani.ramesh

Same here :( It’s been happening for about 20 mins now.
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Jeyson Lopez

Just updated to the new version and the export tool has disappeared. The share prototype button also just doesn’t do anything. It tries to load but then closes the window. I have to share a prototype with a client today. Anybody else encountering this problem?

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Isaac Fernández

Sensitive*

My design systems haven't been working properly since the last update. Additionally, I'm getting the message "You do not have permission to copy this file" on my own files. Please help.

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Charles-Elie Chauvaux

Same issue here. It just started to happen after I did the update. Now I cannot copy any of my own files.

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Matthew Sutherland

also having this issue, along with being unable to add libraries to files.

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Jake Asiddao

Nasty bug :( Hope this is fixed soon!!!

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Thomas_B_
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  • July 27, 2026

It’s fixed now

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Tom Reem
Figmate
  • Figmate
  • July 27, 2026

Hi ​@Erasmus — thanks for reporting this.

Our Engineering team is aware and is looking into similar reports.

I'll follow up here as soon as I have an update.


Andrew K
  • New Member
  • July 27, 2026

Running into the same issue.  I applied the latest Figma update, now all my existing project files are having the same copy/paste issue that OP posted above.  I get the “you are not allowed to copy this file” error, when using the copy command.

I was able to copy just fine until I applied the update.  I made changes this morning, then applied the update when I sat down after lunch.  Now I can’t work in any file that was created before the update.  I’ve tried multiple projects that I am the owner of. 

If I create a brand new file, and add content to it, I can copy/paste that content without issue.

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Erasmus
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  • July 27, 2026

Thanks ​@Tom Reem. I’ll be waiting


Dan Jackson
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  • July 27, 2026

Experiencing the same issues after update.

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SD_Red
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  • July 27, 2026

I got the same problem too. For the last 20 mins

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