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Pablo_Garcia_Roca
New Participant
October 11, 2023
Question

Can't unpublish a library

  • October 11, 2023
  • 12 replies
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Hello folks,

I need help unpublishing a library. I followed all the steps listed on the help page, yet I can still see that file with the gray icon instead of blue (meaning it’s still a library), and when I hit on “Libraries” in any file, I can still see it there and enable it.

I think it’s a bug because I follow the steps and things works as supposed, but once unpublished nothing changes in the UI (not even quitting and re-opening Figma again):

  • I open the file that was published as a library
  • I click on “Assets” and on the “Library” icon (book)
  • I click on the current file
  • I click on “Unpublish”
  • It throws a double confirmation modal where I click on “Remove”
  • I get a “Successfuly unpublished library”
  • Nothing changed 🤷

It still appears in the Libraries modal in any other file and is still available for enabling it. Plus, as I said earlier, the file icon won’t revert to blue instead of gray.

Is anybody else having the same issue? (BTW: Using Figma’s MacOS app)

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12 replies

Mel_Bosch
New Participant
October 1, 2024

Same issue here. Unpublishing is not working but i get a successful message.

mel b.
Elise_Laberge
New Member
March 13, 2025

I had the same issue and I fixed it by deleting the (2) components that seemed to be triggering the bug and then publishing the 2 removed components. That automatically removed my file as a library and then I just restored the components.