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Copy + Paste Issue when right clicking


Mustafa Rajeh

Why is copying and pasting not working? if i try copying a frame only the text inside of it will be copied not the entire frame. Anyone got a fix or dealing with the same issue? if i right click that doesn’t work and if i do CTR + C and CTR + V it works.

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dyw
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  • 8 replies
  • February 10, 2025

I have the exact same issue and it’s persisted for over a week now: 

 


dyw
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  • 8 replies
  • February 11, 2025

Furthermore, paste styles also doesn’t work which makes it impossible to apply a complex style from one shape to another!


Gayani_S
Figmate
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  • 1944 replies
  • February 11, 2025

Hey ​@dyw, thanks for reaching out! I wasn’t able to reproduce this on my end but I'd love to help troubleshoot this with you.

Could you let me know if this issue is happening in the browser or the desktop app? Have you tried clearing your cache?

For the desktop app: Clear Desktop Cache
For browsers, here are guides for each:

Please make sure you're running the latest version of Figma.

 Let me know if clearing the cache resolved the issue for you, thank you! 


dyw
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  • 8 replies
  • February 12, 2025

@Gayani_S  I cleared all cache but it’s still not working. Maybe another video you can see is this (shown in this order):

  1. When I paste, only the text is pasted, never the shapes
  2. I can cmd-c + cmd-v to copy and paste (which is what I have now started to do)
  3. However, when I copy paste styles, it never works, and this is a crucial feature

 


dyw
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  • 8 replies
  • February 14, 2025

Bump - this issue is continuing to persist, does anyone have any issues with copy/paste like me and OP here?


dvaliao
Figmate
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  • 4603 replies
  • February 14, 2025

Hey All, thanks for continuing to flag this issue! 

Our team confirmed that this is a bug that they’re proactively trying to reproduce and fix. If you’d like to help the team work towards a solution, please submit a bug report. And if you’re able to share a link to your file please grant can edit access to support-share@figma.com.


dyw
  • New Participant
  • 8 replies
  • February 14, 2025

It’s submitted ​@dvaliao, thanks.


dyw
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  • 8 replies
  • February 16, 2025

Update: I noticed this bug exists when I use Figma on Chrome but it’s working fine on the Mac app


dvaliao
Figmate
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  • 4603 replies
  • February 19, 2025

Hey ​@dyw, thanks for the additional context! 

I’ll pass this onto the team as they continue to work on the fix. Others in the community have confirmed that it’s only happening in browser as well.

As a temporary workaround, if possible, we do encourage users to use the desktop app until we’ve made more progress towards a fix.


Madison_Stemmler

Has this bug been fixed? Experiencing the same issue in the browser, clearing the cache didn’t fix the issue. 


dyw
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  • 8 replies
  • March 31, 2025
Madison_Stemmler wrote:

Has this bug been fixed? Experiencing the same issue in the browser, clearing the cache didn’t fix the issue. 

@Madison_Stemmler The problem is still there. I’m wondering if it’s a Chrome extension I have, but I disabled them all and it didn’t work.

What I noticed is that if I copy something in the browser, right-click pasting in the browser does not work, but pasting in the Figma app on my Mac works.


Dana_Atwood
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  • 6 replies
  • March 31, 2025
Madison_Stemmler wrote:

Has this bug been fixed? Experiencing the same issue in the browser, clearing the cache didn’t fix the issue. 

I am still experiencing it right now too, so not just you.
I am resorting to option→ drag to make copies for now


Madison_Stemmler
dyw wrote:
Madison_Stemmler wrote:

Has this bug been fixed? Experiencing the same issue in the browser, clearing the cache didn’t fix the issue. 

@Madison_Stemmler The problem is still there. I’m wondering if it’s a Chrome extension I have, but I disabled them all and it didn’t work.

What I noticed is that if I copy something in the browser, right-click pasting in the browser does not work, but pasting in the Figma app on my Mac works.

Ctrl + C Ctrl + V work fine, but the issue is needing other actions like copy/paste to replace, properties, etc. Let us know if you discover any solutions! 


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