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How do I clear plugins from my local storage?

  • November 28, 2022
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Erik_S_Jacobsen

I see past discussions on how to delete plugins and delete from your recents list, but says to clear from “local storage.” How do I find where in my local storage? I’m on a Mac.

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tank666
  • 4873 replies
  • November 28, 2022

Mac Desktop App:
Use the Terminal app to clear the cache.

  1. Quit the Figma desktop app.
  2. Open the Terminal.app and enter the following command: rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Figma/"{Desktop,DesktopProfile}
  3. Try opening the Figma desktop app again.

https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040328553-Can-I-work-offline-with-Figma-#clear-data

Or


Erik_S_Jacobsen

Thanks, using the second option worked. Just had to close and restart the app afterwards.


Thank you, that worked. Finally!
I thought Figma was a uniquely forward-thinking app, but the way they make it near impossible to simply disable a plugin - having to go this nuclear option and delete all my application data to do it - is unbelievably laborious.


Gleb
  • Power Member
  • 4708 replies
  • March 31, 2024

Do you mean remove from recents? Because you don’t need to “disable” plugins in Figma, none of them are active by default, and only a single plugin is active when you launch it manually. So you don’t need to uninstall or remove plugins in any way — if you don’t want to use a plugin anymore just don’t use it.

Removing a plugin from recents is simpler: just activate a bunch of other plugins so the plugin you want to remove is no longer in the list. I usually cycle the recents list multiple times a day as I need a lot of various plugins for different tasks.

Additionally, clearing the cache in the desktop app is as simple as logging out: when you log out of the Figma profile, all your user cache is cleared.


I got a bill for a Figma plugin I didn’t know or remember I had, and wanted to stop that because I wasn’t using it. Thought there would be a simple “disable” button somewhere but instead I had to go searching the forums to figure out how to do it. That kind of thing should be much easier and intuitive than “enable a bunch of other plugins”. Are you saying that would stop the billing? This is the Figma standalone app not the browser app btw


Matt_Sephton

Here’s how I do it:

  1. Open up the web inspector Cmd+Alt+i
  2. choose Application tab
  3. choose Local storage, click the triangle next to it to show child items
  4. click https://www.figma.com
  5. filter by recent
  6. select recent-plugins-figma-design
  7. press delete on your keyboard
    or right click the line and choose the delete menu item

The list of recent plugins will refresh immediately!


Gleb
  • Power Member
  • 4708 replies
  • April 1, 2024

You need to cancel the billing. Clearing your cache will do nothing. You should be able to cancel from the email you get when you get charged.


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