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Aalok_Trivedi
January 29, 2021

Option to NOT create subfolders when exporting assets

  • January 29, 2021
  • 37 replies
  • 10271 views

It really annoys me that Figma automatically creates subfolders when you export an element that’s inside a component and has a ‘/’ naming convention. I always have to go back into the folder and delete the folders or rename everything. It would be great to have a simple checkbox toggle in the exports panel to enable/disable creating subfolders, similar to Illustrator.

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37 replies

Dan45234532454
New Member
January 21, 2025

Such an annoying bug. Please fix.

Bram Rutten
New Member
February 16, 2025

Yes please!

Maya B
New Member
July 8, 2025

4 years ago this post exists, and I searched the same issue, highly annoying, its ruining a smooth simple experience, ffs figma!

Melanie_Dudor
New Member
September 9, 2025

this is so annoying. need to fix this!

Ro_
New Member
October 14, 2025

This is still really irritating. Even just exporting an svg to then upload to illustrator, i had to go back to folder - unzip the folder - then into that folder. terrible UX. Wish I could control it in system settings… 

Tomas_Matejka
New Member
February 5, 2026

5 years ago

Oh god. Pls Figma, make this go away.

Thomaskovgaard
New Member
September 15, 2026

Bump! This is still very annoying it creates a folder when exporting.