Unable to delete linked components from the component panel in XD.

Report · Jul 15, 2019

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?

Report · Sep 09, 2020

It doesn't solve the issue if we aren't in your case, which is mine 😕

Report · Dec 12, 2019

The December release is supposed to be focused on bug fixes and perfomance. Let's see if they fixed this.

https://twitter.com/ashorten/status/1205133282263744513

Report · Jan 22, 2020

Not fixed. And it's not a hidden component either. In addition, it randomly shows the option 'delete', but upon selecting delete, it just doesn't delete it. Very frustrating. Does anyone know if Sketch is as buggy?

Report · Jan 15, 2020

Have had the same issue today. My master file with all icon components is now broken and meaning all masks have broken also so the previews in the component menu are now just grey boxes. I rely on my design system to provide work accurately and efficiently. I can't work with it if I have to keep repairing it. My designs are now broken and files are visually wrong so I can't present any of my work.

This has caused a major issue for my work. How do I explain this to the people I'm working for

Very frustrating. I switched from Sketch (after 4 years) to XD because of all the bugs they were releasing into their software. I hope I don't regret the switch. As a community we shouldn't be having to hack around bugs in software that as customers we are paying for. We need reliable software that empowers us, not software that hamstrings us and makes life difficult.

Report · Feb 14, 2020

It's still not fixed, I'm having same issue now, and I do have latest version of XD.

Report · Feb 24, 2020

While not a complete solution, I believe I do have some answers regarding the root cause of these issues.

Having experienced all (or most) of the symptoms described in this thread at one point or another, I've come to connect the issues with the creation and copying of nested components. In a nutshell, if you copy components that contain components from one document to another, you create a hierarchical structure of dependencies.

The result is that you won't be able to delete, or make local the internal (building block) components unless you delete or make local those components that are built from them.

For those of us who have created some fairly intricate compound components, this can make it a little difficult to narrow down which component (or components) contain the most building block components; these are the ones that must be deleted or made local. The best way I've found is to simply right-click down the components list until you find one that will allow you to Delete and/or Make Local. The ones that allow this are the "key" components that contain the building-block components we are trying to Delete or Make Local but find ourselves unable.

Good luck, everyone.

Report · Feb 27, 2020

Thank you for the detailed info. This is a known issue, and the team is working towards improving the experience for complex component workflows in future updates. But I encourage everyone to keep posting here so that we are aware of how much still needs to be done.

Thanks,

Preran

Report · Mar 10, 2020

[moved into a separate reply; can't delete this one]

Report · May 24, 2020

This problem still exists after the May 2020 Update of Adobe XD !!!

We are talking about a tool to create UI which should be easy to use.

And for a problem that exists now nearly over a year there is still no describtion in the offical xhelp.adobe.com or a hint in the UI of XD.

I don´t have any understanding for that.

It takes too much time to find out about these unnecessary undocumentet issues (search in XD, search the Web....)

Makes me feel like beta-testing for Adobe without being asked or paid.

And I wonder how much longer it will take for a team (not one or two people) to "work towards improving the experience for complex component workflows"

The only reason I prefer XD over figma so far, is the workflow with Ai and Ae, otherwise I would be gone by now.

Report · Jan 28, 2021

Here we are a year later and still not fixed.

Report · Mar 11, 2020

Components really can't be "made local". You have to start over and create a new master and make child components from that master. If you import assets from another document and place 50 instances of a master component in your document you only get the option to unlink each instance from the master. There's no option to create a new master for all those instances which is local only to your document. All 50 instances have to be deleted and new ones placed based on your new local master.

Report · Mar 10, 2020

Thanks for letting us know that it will be looked into. I can confirm that the issue is still there on 27.2.12.

I copied a navigation bar from a UI Kit, which automatically imported some linked components. Then I deleted a few of the icons that I don't need, but they remain stuck in the Components list, where I can only "Edit Master in Source Document" or "Highlight on Canvas".

IAlreadyHadAScreenName's solution does work, however. I found the navigation bar in the Components list, and after deleting that one, I could also delete the individual icons.

Report · Apr 05, 2020

I also had this problem - can not delete a component copied from elsewhere! - extremely frustrating. I'm by no means an expert on Adobe XD so I am uncertain of this, but I think I found a solution.

I wass copying components from Wires.XD. I was trying to remove unwanted components, tried unlink, edit master component etc... nothing worked.

What i did notice was when pasting into the new document (a nav bar), a new component would appear (along with the individual elements with the group). When i right-clicked on the new component a new option appeared - 'make local component'. Once I did this I was then able to delete the unwanted components from the assets list.

Report · Oct 21, 2020

I have tried that - however I have some linked components that are not giving me the option to make them into a local component as well. This is RIGHT AFTER I have copied them from another document - so I did not change the name of the component in the document they originated from.

Report · Mar 11, 2020

The best solution at the moment is to avoid importing assets. Copy and paste assets from other documents and turn them into new components.

Recently we completed a project and I had to send XD source files to the client. If the now former client wants to make changes to the design they could easily do "Edit Master in Source" for a linked component and change the master component that exists in our cloud documents without us knowing. Altering our version of the design because of a change they needed to a master component. We would have no record of the final designs before the XD files were sent to the client.

There's no way to give them a document with a separate master component that doesn't affect our source files. Ultimately I just unlinked all the components and made them local before sending the files to the client.

Report · May 14, 2020

I had this problem too but what I did was click on the "+" button beside the "Components", then you'll be able to delete the other symbols!

Report · May 24, 2020

This problem still exists after the May 2020 Update of Adobe XD !!!

We are talking about a tool to create UI which should be easy to use.

And for a problem that exists now nearly over a year there is still no describtion in the offical xhelp.adobe.com or a hint in the UI of XD.

I don´t have any understanding for that.

It takes too much time to find out about these unnecessary undocumentet issues (search in XD, search the Web....)

Makes me feel like beta-testing for Adobe without being asked or paid.

And I wonder how much longer it will take for a team (not one or two people) to "work towards improving the experience for complex component workflows".

The only reason I prefer XD over figma so far, is the workflow with Ai and Ae, otherwise I would be gone by now.

Report · Jul 03, 2020

It's july 2020 and I also have this same problem. The component and asset system is not working as intended at all. And it ruins any copy document as well. It's a nightmare.

Report · Jul 30, 2020

I am still having this same issue too which makes my design system overcrowded.

Report · Jul 30, 2020

I had the same issue but managed a work-around! Here's how it went -

Previously when I selected only one component at once, it showed me just these two options, and no delete option.

Then I held the shift/command button and selected more than one components at once, the delete option appeared!

Hope this helps! 🙂

Report · Jul 30, 2020

Goes to show how incredibly inconsistent XD is cause that doesn't work here. I'm on W10. Adobe should really take a long hard look in the mirror and start iterating XD based on the user respons. There's a ton of errors to fix and instead of releasing buggy software they should adress all the problems before anything else. The "this approach may work for you" thing is hopeless.

Report · Sep 09, 2020

Same here, still no solution. This umpteenth workaround is just wasted time.

I'm still having the same issue on the latest macOS Catalina update and the latest Windows 10 pro update.

Also the autosave function (I guess) literally broke 2 files (Xd couldn't open it and was still showing errors) which I had to restore from a previous version and I lost hours of work.

I've spent the entire day fighting against major & critical bugs that keeps users from working.

None of the workarounds described here worked and I currently cannot work on my files without crashes, lags, or files that just broke.

Report · Sep 09, 2020

Hi there,

We are sorry for the frustration. We would feel the same in your situation. Could you please record a video with a complete workflow on your machine and share with us here? Please share the XD version of your machine.

We will try our best to investigate the issue and escalate it to the team.

Thanks,

Harshika

Report · Sep 18, 2020

This topic has started on Jul 15, 2019, and this bug is still not fixed (Autumn 2020). I have the same issue. So I just stack them at the bottom of my panel to see them less. Thank's Adobe.

Report · Sep 21, 2020

I have this problem as well but I quit trying to understand how it works

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Unable to delete linked components from the component panel in XD.

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