Instances randomly disappear

Hello there.
I have the same problem and every time I publish an update on the team’s library, the same nested components vanish in random files. It happens to my files too; I happen to maintain the libraries and also work on features so I know It’s not the font or different file configuration than mine.

Also this problem started happening around 3-4 months ago and I’m sure it had nothing to do with the nested components themselves. The usual suspects of this problem are simply defined and haven’t gotten a major update for a long time.

The solution, however, I’ve found to be useless updates on these nested component (i.e. changing the components’ name or adding a description.) and then publishing them. You might need to hard refresh or clear cache after the update. In some cases, the vanished will reappear but as it’s original form and all overrides are reset but I’ve seen the opposite too where the overrides remain intact after reappearance.

The “Regenerate all instances (slow)” never worked for me and I hope someday I can repair instance connections with the library. 

Another thing I found to be strange in this case is when I help others go through with the solution I mentioned above, is that the problem seems to be fixed for me and not for them. I can see the component in it’s entirety but, on the same view when they’re following me in Figma, their components are corrupted and the same nested components are nowhere to be found. This case happened on a device with lower specs. Mine was a MacBook Pro (M3 Pro-18GB) and theirs was a MacBook Pro (M2-8GB). Maybe Figma’s having some problem with rendering nested instances in heavier files on devices with less memory available.

Having this issue as well… here’s what I’ve tried that hasn’t worked:

• Regenerating all instances (slow)
• Repair component connections
• Help / Troubleshooting / Reset Figma and Restart

I’m using a 16 inch M2 macbook pro from 2023 with 32gb memory.

This is so annoying! How can that big corporation not have fixed this issue yet??

I’m having the same issue, I’ve never experienced this before. Now the icons on the component disappeared or are broken. Please Figma fix this!

Also, “Regenerate all instances” or “Repair component connections” are not showing for me.

Hi there,
 

I understand you're experiencing an issue where nested component instances are unexpectedly disappearing in your Figma design file, particularly after library updates. Sorry to hear you're running into this!

Thanks for sharing what you've already tried. As mentioned in this thread, some workarounds that have helped others include:

• Regenerate all instances
• Repair component connections
• Making a minor update to the affected component (such as renaming it or adding a description) and republishing the library

Note that these actions require edit access to the file. If you have edit access, you can try the following: Reload the file → Select an affected instance → Click "Actions" in the toolbar → Search for "Repair component connections" or "Regenerate instances in selection"

If the workarounds don't resolve the issue, you're unable to try them, or if you're open to helping us investigate further, I'd recommend submitting a bug report.

This requires a closer look at the individual file, which we're unable to do here on the Forum due to security and privacy policies.

Here's how:

1. Go to the Support Hub
2. Type "Report a bug"
3. Click Start a chat
4. Fill out the form and include:
   • The URL of the affected file (select the problematic layer and copy the URL), with view access granted to support-share@figma.com (our official support account — you won't be billed for this)
   • A description of the issue, along with screenshots or a screen recording if possible
   • The troubleshooting steps you've already tried

This will help our team investigate the issue more efficiently.

Thanks!