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daniëlleo28638848
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Jul 15, 2019 8:52 AM UTC
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Unable to delete linked components from the component panel in XD.

Hello,

I can not delete some of my components any more. Right click on a component, the only options I have are 'highlight on canvas' and 'relink' or 'edit master in source document'. The component is not in my document any more, so I don't know why I can't delete them. Anyone has the answer?

 

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Harshika Verma
Harshika VermaCorrect answer
Community Manager
Oct 23, 2020 11:14 PM UTC

Hi All,

 

We are sorry for the trouble deleting the linked component. Unfortunately, we currently don't allow you to make local or delete a linked nested components because that impacts dependent parent components.

 

The team is working on it to make improvements in the future.

 

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

 

Thanks,

Harshika

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stephenh91919179
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Jul 16, 2019 2:54 PM UTC

I had the exact same problem - but was able to fix it.

1) I selected "edit master in source document"

2) This created a new "master" version in the original source doc.

3) I then deleted this new component from the component list in the source doc.

4) Back in the "new" doc, I was then able to select "Delete" for the component.

Hope this helps.

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    jensklang
    jensklang
    Known Participant
    Oct 8, 2019 9:39 AM UTC
    This is not a solution. The master documents is still used as a master by other documents. Then the design system would break.
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      Abbenyi
      Abbenyi
      Participating Frequently
      Oct 10, 2019 8:24 PM UTC
      This is exactly right.
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        Harshika Verma
        Community Manager
        Harshika VermaCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        Jul 15, 2019 12:02 PM UTC

        Hi Daniëlleo,

        We're sorry to hear that you're facing an issue while deleting the components. I am able to see the option to delete the component on my machine. We would love to get more details about this.

        • Could you please share the OS and XD version of your machine?
        • Have you used this component in any other file? If yes, could you please see if you're getting the option to delete?

        Please let us know if you face any issues with this. We'd be happy to help.

        Thanks,

        Harshika

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        daniëlleo28638848Author
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        Jul 15, 2019 12:13 PM UTC

        The OS is MacOS Mojave version 10.14.5, XD version is the last updated version.

        The components were originally in other 'library' documents, one in a local document and one in a cloud document. In those library documents they are removed, so there are no original components any more.

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