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MikeSevigny
April 30, 2026

Used Materials appear in the Project Panel when 'Unused' are listed

  • April 30, 2026
  • 2 replies
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Used Materials are still listed in the Project Panel when only ‘Unused’ assets should be listed.

  1. Type “Unused” in the Project Panel
  2. It still comes up
  3. even though it’s “Used 2 times”

This bug exists in the latest update as well as the Beta

    2 replies

    David.Arbor
    Community Manager
    David.ArborCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    May 14, 2026

    Hi ​@MikeSevigny Thanks for reporting this. I have a bug written up on our side for the issue.

     

    -David, After Effects Engineering Team

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      Community Expert
      RobShultzCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 1, 2026

      Could you try typing just “un” and see if it still shows up?

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      MikeSevignyAuthor
      May 1, 2026

      I does still show up, along with the fbx I have imported in the project (which is also used in the composition)

      Nishu Kushwaha
      Community Manager
      Nishu KushwahaCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      May 5, 2026

      Sorry for the delayed response.

      I’m able to reproduce this with .sbsar files on my end as well, but I think it is because it hasn’t been imported into a Comp. I’m not seeing the same issue with .fbx or other file formats.

      Could you try launching After Effects in Safe Mode and see if the behavior changes?

      Let us know how it goes.

       

      Thanks,

      Nishu

       

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