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Vozhegov Ivan
Vozhegov Ivan
New Member
August 18, 2026
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Figma folders

I’m working with a team on a large project, and we have a complex file structure. Removing the file previews has made it much harder to navigate our file system. Each group of files has its own color; previously, you could just glance at the main screen and understand where to go or see the file name in the preview. With only the folder icon and name, it’s much harder to remember where something is located. Please give us the option to revert to the previous interface with clear file previews.

 

 

    Tom Reem
    Tom ReemSolution
    Figmate
    September 16, 2026

    Hello, everyone! I have some good news based on the feedback in this thread.

    I’m happy to share that we've got a couple of updates going live today:

    • Folder tiles again show a preview of the files inside, and folder colors are more distinct.
    • We’ve also added the ability to duplicate folders.

    These are rolling out now, so if they haven't reached your account yet, they should shortly. See the preview below.

    Updated folder preview.

    Thanks for keeping this in front of us — and for sharing your experience along the way.

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    Joe Marnen
    Joe Marnen
    New Member
    August 28, 2026

    Agreed with all the comments here. This roll out is a miss and has been a huge pain point for not only me, but key stakeholders accessing files. This should be rolled back until it’s properly fixed. 

      nolansmits
      nolansmits
      New Member
      August 31, 2026

      The previous thumbnail previews were a significantly better UX than the new folders, for several reasons. The only issue I had with the previous thumbnails, was that it would sometimes add extra padding to the preview images. Please go back to the way that it was.

        Anna Wu
        Anna Wu
        New Member
        September 10, 2026

        Yes please, this update is a nightmare. If not the thumbnail previews or icons, at least give us custom folder colors so we can up the contrast on these default desaturated colors. 

        marindalynn
        marindalynn
        New Member
        September 14, 2026

        This has greatly hurt navigation for the huge group of folks that need to access my projects. I was shocked when all of the sudden our beautiful thumbnails became tiny folder icons. As others have said, the colors are not accessible either. Please revert ASAP. Maybe in the future you could offer the option for icons/emojis or thumbnails? Team thumbnail by a long shot over here.

        Tom Reem
        Figmate
        Tom ReemSolution
        Figmate
        September 16, 2026

        Hello, everyone! I have some good news based on the feedback in this thread.

        I’m happy to share that we've got a couple of updates going live today:

        • Folder tiles again show a preview of the files inside, and folder colors are more distinct.
        • We’ve also added the ability to duplicate folders.

        These are rolling out now, so if they haven't reached your account yet, they should shortly. See the preview below.

        Updated folder preview.

        Thanks for keeping this in front of us — and for sharing your experience along the way.

          dmalxux
          dmalxux
          New Member
          September 16, 2026

          Thank you very much!

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