Delete and restore files – Figma Learn - Help Center

Who can use this feature

Anyone with can edit access to a file's parent project can delete, restore, or permanently delete the file

Anyone with can edit or can view access to a deleted file can duplicate it to their drafts

When you delete a file, Figma will remove the file from the project for all collaborators. You will only be able to access the file from your deleted files folder. Figma stores deleted files indefinitely, until you or another collaborator deletes them forever.

Warning: Deleting a file will remove the file for all collaborators, not just yourself. To remove a file from your file browser for just yourself, we recommend you leave the file instead.

Delete a file

You can delete a file from the file browser or from the editor.

Delete a file from the file browser

From the file browser, navigate to the project where the file lives.
Right-click on the file and select Delete.
Select Delete file.

Delete a file from the editor

Open the file and click on a blank spot in the canvas to deselect everything.
Click the arrow next to the file name and select Delete.
Select Delete file.

View your deleted files

When you delete a file, Figma moves the file to the Deleted tab in your Drafts space. This also removes the file for all collaborators. The Deleted files tab is an archive of all deleted files you had access to. If anyone else deletes a file or project you have access to, the files will also appear here.

It's not possible to open a deleted file from the Deleted tab, but you can restore or duplicate deleted files. You can also permanently delete files from the Deleted tab. Files remain on the Deleted tab until restored or deleted permanently.

To view your deleted files:

Click on Drafts in the file browser.
Select the Deleted tab.

From the Deleted tab, you can view, sort, and filter through any deleted files that you had access to.

Note: Search results do not include that have been deleted forever.

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Restore deleted files

If a file's original project still exists, anyone with can edit access can restore a file. This will also restore the file for anyone who had access to it at the time of deletion.

Restoring a file retains the permissions, comments, version history, and library connections of the original file.

To restore a file:

Locate the file you want to restore on the Deleted tab.
Right-click on the file and select Restore.

Note: The restore option does not display if you had can view access to a file or if its parent project gets deleted, then you won't be able to restore the file to its original location. Instead, you can duplicate the file your Drafts.

Duplicate deleted files to your drafts

You can duplicate a deleted file to your drafts. Duplicating a deleted file won't include any of the permissions, comments, version history, or library connections from the original file.

To duplicate a file to your drafts:

Locate the file you want to restore on the Deleted tab.
Right-click on the file and select Duplicate to drafts.

Delete files permanently

Anyone with can edit access to a file's parent project can delete the file forever. This action will permanently delete the file for all collaborators and cannot be undone.

Note: Figma may temporarily retain data after a file has been deleted forever in connection with Figma's standard processes for data deletion and as required by law.

To permanently delete a file:

Locate the file you want to permanently delete on the Deleted tab.
Right-click on the file and select Permanently delete.
Click Permanently delete file.

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