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    Remove access to teams

    Who can use this feature

    Supported on any team or plan

    Owners and admins can remove team members or adjust their access

    If someone leaves your company - or doesn't need access to your projects any more - you can remove them from your team. You can also remove people who aren't members of the team, but have access to team files or project.

    Transfer ownership of files and projects

    When you remove a team member, any files or projects owned by the removed team member will become ownerless.

    • Projects owned by the team member: The project becomes ownerless. The project and files in it are still accessible by members and guests. Team owners and admins can claim ownership of ownerless projects.
    • Files owned in teams or projects: The file becomes ownerless. Ownerless files cannot be claimed but are still accessible by those with file access. 
    • Files in drafts:
      • Starter, Education, or Professional: Files in drafts are permanently deleted. This process cannot be reversed. 
      • Organization or Enterprise: Files in drafts are moved to Shared projects. 

    Before removing a team member, it is recommended to first transfer ownership of their resources so they do not become ownerless.

    Only the current owner of a resource can transfer ownership. If you want to assign ownership to another member, the team owner can do this once the member is removed. Or, you can ask the member to transfer ownership before you remove them.

    When you remove a collaborator, Figma will revoke their team permissions and access to files and projects.

    Note: If they are the current owner of the team, they will need to transfer ownership of the team to another member before you can remove them.

    Remove members from team

    When you remove a member's access to the team, this removes their ability to access team resources and any inherited access to team files and projects.

    1. From the file browser, open the team and click All projects.
    2. Open the dropdown next to the team name > View settings > Members.
    3. From the member list, find the name of the team member and open the dropdown next to their name.
    4. Click Remove.

    View of a starter team in the file browser with dropdown open next to the team name. Cursor hovers over the View settings options in the dropdown menu.

    1. From the file browser, open the team and click Admin.
    2. Open the Members tab and find the name of the team member from the list.
    3. In the name’s row, click and select Remove.

    Members tab in the admin view of a Professional team. Cursor has the options menu open on the right, hovered over the Remove option in the menu.

    1. From the file browser, open the team.
    2. Open the dropdown next to the team name > View members.
    3. From the member list, find the name of the team member and open the dropdown next to their name.
    4. Click Remove.

    View of a team inside an organization. Dropdown open next to the team name, and cursor hovers over the View members option of the menu.

    Remove files and project access

    The Members tab includes anyone who has can edit permissions on a team file or project. This can include people who don't have a seat on the team itself.

    To remove their access you need to remove them from those individual files and projects.

    1. If a member doesn't have team-level permissions, Figma will show you how many files they have Can edit access to instead. Hover over the i icon to view their current edit access: Cropped close up of the members tab showing the edit access for a single user
    2. Click See edit access to open the access modal and view files and projects they can edit.
    3. View and manage their access to files and projects:

     

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