# Missing Parent

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/missing-parent/53863>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [January 25, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/missing-parent/53863 "2026-01-25T15:24:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![engrafiker](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/engrafiker/32/3745_2.png) [@engrafiker](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/engrafiker)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/missing-parent/53863/1 "2026-01-25T15:24:47Z")

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When opening a project file I get this message. See attached.

How do fix that?

 ![missing-parent](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/d/d/dd3991ea8ab6eb7039af68ff8a31be0cc3bc23a4.png)

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**Author:** ![engrafiker](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/engrafiker/32/3745_2.png) [@engrafiker](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/engrafiker)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/missing-parent/53863/2 "2026-01-25T15:33:19Z")

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There are recovered containers en text above the sticky menu that I have not put there. I can not delete those recovered items.

 ![recovered2](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/0/c/0c5d37699c0a8e2a1ffab8f5e38f4a1e6ea8b202.png)

 ![recovered1](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/3/5/3518016f28dd62e38e448144f1e7a9dc5d8a8dd0.png)

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**Author:** ![sbchasin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/sbchasin/32/26943_2.png) [@sbchasin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sbchasin)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/missing-parent/53863/3 "2026-01-25T15:36:46Z")

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See: [Publishing error - help please - #6 by sbchasin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/publishing-error-help-please/53747/6)

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**Author:** ![rashley](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/rashley/32/33479_2.png) [@rashley](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/rashley)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/missing-parent/53863/4 "2026-01-25T23:03:30Z")

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I have had this happen several times. It’s very frustrating. I thought it might be because I’m running Sequoia on a 2014 Retina 27 with OpenCore.

Good to know it’s not me. 🙂