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Left the Team Project, how to access file from the Drafts section


Abdulla

I was in a Team Project in a Started Mode and since I'm a newbie I didn't know that files created in the Drafts section are attached to that team project, I thought they were my personal drafts. I left the team project and now I can't access that draft. I found guidance how the owner can recover it (I had "can edit" access) but the guidance was only for professional plan and I didn't delete the file in the Drafts section, I only left the team project. 

Will I be able to access it again if my account gets added back?
Or can the owner somehow access the file that i created in the Drafts section? 
The thing is two of my accounts were in that project, and by looking at Drafts section of account that is still in that Team Project, that file doesn't appear.

What can i do? How can I or the owner access that file that I had in the Drafts section of the Team Project that I created when my account was one of the members of that Team Project

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Abdulla
  • Author
  • New Member
  • 3 replies
  • July 16, 2025

What if the owner upgrades to Professional? Will this help to access the file that I had as “can edit” member in the my Drafts section?


  • Figmate
  • 2189 replies
  • July 17, 2025

Hi ​@Abdulla,

 

I understand you're trying to regain access to files you created in your Drafts section while you were part of a team, but you lost access to them after leaving the team.

 

When a user is removed from a team, any files or projects they owned become ownerless.

If the team was on a Starter plan, ownerless files in drafts are actually deleted when someone is removed from the team.

However, if the team upgrades from the Starter plan to the Professional plan, drafts from any previously removed users will become available to the Admin (not the original owner of the draft file).

Please refer to these related documents for more details and consult with the Admin of the team you left:

Thanks,


Abdulla
  • Author
  • New Member
  • 3 replies
  • July 17, 2025

So does that mean owner of that team project can upgrade to professional plan now and access unassigned drafts? Or do all the members have to upgrade to professional plan in order for the owner of the team project to gain access to unassigned drafts?


  • Figmate
  • 2189 replies
  • July 18, 2025

Hi ​@Abdulla,

 

The Professional subscription model is structured on a per-team basis. The team owner or anyone with edit permissions for the Starter team can initiate the upgrade for the entire team to Professional plan. Individual team members do not need to upgrade separately. You can find more details here: Upgrade or downgrade your plan

Once upgraded, the subscription cost is calculated based on the number of editors in the team. Please refer to this document: Manage payment and invoice details

And yes, upgrading the team to a Professional plan will allow the team “Admin” to access unassigned drafts from any previously removed users, as described in the document I mentioned earlier.

 

Thanks,


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