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.
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.
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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.
- From the file browser, open the team and click All projects.
- Open the dropdown next to the team name > View settings > Members.
- From the member list, find the name of the team member and open the dropdown next to their name.
- Click Remove.
- From the file browser, open the team and click Admin.
- Open the People tab and find the name of the team member from the list.
- In the name’s row, click and select Remove.
- From the file browser, open the team.
- Open the dropdown next to the team name > View members.
- From the member list, find the name of the team member and open the dropdown next to their name.
- Click Remove.