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How can I un-component a component?


Tim_Hacker

i feel like i am going insane but i cannot find the solution to this. once i create a component i cannot undo this. i can only detach instances of a component

i already uninstalled all plugins and reproduced it in a new file. am i missing somthing glaring obvious?

Best answer by tank666

Yes exactly.
https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/360038665754-Detach-an-instance-from-the-component#Keyboard_shortcuts

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Gleb
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  • 4706 replies
  • May 30, 2021

Detach instance and delete the component.


Tim_Hacker
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  • 9 replies
  • May 30, 2021

so you are saying it is not possible to convert a component back?


tank666
  • 4859 replies
  • Answer
  • May 30, 2021

Tim_Hacker
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  • 9 replies
  • May 31, 2021

I know how to detatch an instance. I wrote that in my first statement.


A_K
  • 1 reply
  • June 2, 2021

I feel your pain. This is such a simple function and yet they make it so amazingly complicated. I find the same nonsense with adding a simple border to an object. They have 400 ways to shade the color of a box, but not even 1 simple option for drawing a line around the box. I get the feeling the Figma designers don’t ever use their product.


Tim_Hacker
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  • 9 replies
  • June 2, 2021

I get it, I miss these options as well. I dont think they use it at all though.


Tingting_Cheng

There’s a plugin called Detach Master, if that’s what you mean?


Eliane_Salles

Thank you so much.


Paul_Roberto

Make a copy, detach it from the original, delete the original.


Rafaela_Dantas

WOOOOOOWW! Thank yooou! <3


Julia18
  • 1 reply
  • October 11, 2021

You are Goddess!!


Andi_Gigatera_Halil_M

Thanksss thankss lot of thankssssssssss


Iva_Mance
  • 1 reply
  • November 5, 2021

Thank you very much! 🙂


Philipp_Binggeli

That’s a little bit insane. You can un-group a Group, anytime, but you cannot un-componentize a Component after it has existed for a while?


Andrew_Kim

This is so stupid. Please make it an option in right click to undo a main component and revert it into a group or whatever it was previous to becoming a main component!


Andrew_Kim

i wholeheartedly agree… i was stuck on this for a bit


Sebastian_Garzon

In so much time i don’t felt this happiness


Chris_Nelson

This is how I fixed it! Thanks!


MARK_RIVERA

Thank you for this.


business_ocean

I am using this Trick. Duplicate component deattach it and then delete main components


Sammy_Guergachi

Please add a way to de-componentify a component! This is kills flow so hard!


Momodu_Oladapo

Create an instance by duplicating then delete the master component after then detach the duplicated instance and you’re good to go.


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