# Self-replicating blocks in Thunkable ✕

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/self-replicating-blocks-in-thunkable/30867>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [June 9, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/self-replicating-blocks-in-thunkable/30867 "2018-06-09T13:06:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Red\_Panda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/red_panda/32/19387_2.png) [@Red\_Panda](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Red_Panda)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/self-replicating-blocks-in-thunkable/30867/1 "2018-06-09T13:06:22Z")

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There is a major bug in all components. When you disconnect an output block from its parent and reconnect it, it starts making copies of itself. The bug was already mentioned here

> [@Experiences with Thunkable X](https://community.thunkable.com/t/experiences-with-thunkable-x/18520/1):
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> When you drag a variable into the LocalStorage output field, it starts making copies of the value and the variable block

 ![Screenshot%20(4)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/5/f/5f2f9bb4e5b74d20a6034e43e12fc3484a0ef05a.png)

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**Author:** ![Conor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Conor](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Conor)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/self-replicating-blocks-in-thunkable/30867/2 "2018-06-09T15:06:09Z")

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The Thunkable team are already aware of this:

> [@Duplicating Blocks](http://community.thunkable.com/t/duplicating-blocks/10462/2):
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> Thanks for reporting this, Conor! I believe I know what’s going on. We’ll put it on our bug queue. -Mark

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**Author:** ![Red\_Panda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/red_panda/32/19387_2.png) [@Red\_Panda](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Red_Panda)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/self-replicating-blocks-in-thunkable/30867/3 "2018-06-09T17:17:13Z")

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Oops, I missed that one

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**Author:** ![amrita](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/amrita/32/31_2.png) [@amrita](https://community.thunkable.com/u/amrita)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/self-replicating-blocks-in-thunkable/30867/4 "2018-06-12T00:18:33Z")

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We’re working on fixing it

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/self-replicating-blocks-in-thunkable/30867/5 "2024-11-08T12:02:30Z")

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