FIX 'Modifier cannot be applied to multi-user data' - blender tutorial

This video explains how to fix the error: "Modifier cannot be applied to multi-user data" in blender.

[mauromasterx]

I in fact laughed at how simple it was, literal hours saved by a simple search and a helpful bat, thanks man!

[deathcrawler]

just watch at 2:08 will save your plenty of time!

[andreyskuridin]

Select object you need to modify > "Object Data Properties" (green triangle ) > Click "Display number" at the top of the window opposite the name of the object

[HMAnetwork]

no. I found myself laughing at how I had to wait 3 whole minutes for you to give us the solution. 😤😤

[BillManStudios]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! YOU HABE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THIS HELPED ME!!! :) 🎉🎉🎉

[UsacoNoLifer]

I did this except my thing keeps saying error. The option does exist for me to do, but every time I click on it it always says: error modifier not enabled

[thoshB]

If this does not work for some reason, turn off the "Simplify" option in Render Properties (Simplify is only visible if Cycles is enabled)

[MightyCosmicNights]

What about if everytime you click on it, it only adds MORE instead of clearing it? 😩

[ViperMD]

Thank you for this! Following along with the Blender Guru donut tutorial, I ran into this problem! I probably clicked one too many times on things I weren't supposed to. :D

[willcarattini]

Added to my watch later list because I know I'm gonna forget this. Thanks a bunch!

[exaltedpotato]

Nice!! Is there a way to do this with multiple objects at once? I have a modded map with about 170 objects that are like this because of how I used the Geometry Nodes 😅

[Welbeck]

My Boolean modifier is not working please help me fix it please

[ChaosCostumes]

Thank you so much! That SOLVED my problems as a beginner. :D

[theheromeat]

Hahaha so easy 😅😅😅 omg you saved my life! Thank you so much 😚😚😚😚😚😚

[rustedpine]

For some reason when I do that it makes a new object data that will still show 2 users. Instead of cube.001 for instance it becomes cube.002 click again and it becomes cube.003; the little box still displays 2 users, and still can't apply modifiers. If I duplicate the object and re add the modifiers I still get the same error. Tried importing and appending but it seems the object itself is flawed, I want to say this could have happened duplicating and adding in edit mode but I'm not sure.
Any ideas?

Got IT!!
Had to go into the Outliner and R-click my object, and play around in the ID Data menu, sorry I can't remember which one fixed it.

Edit
Reloaded previous save to figure out how I did it without saving the fixed version... Thought I had it figured out, now I realize I was simply lucky the first time and had no idea what I was doing and I didn't save the fixed version, been playing the monkey experiment for 30minutes now without luck I'll share my findings if I can get it again.

[tre]

Saved me with this one! Thanks for making it short and sweet.

[paulillingworth]

also applies to multiple object when trying to apply scale or rotation and you get a similar error

[LorneSound]

Thanks so much for the video but what if I want to keep the objects linked? I'm new on blender yet

[stuffy.design]

yeah now it's not linked anymore, but I have like 150 objects which need to stay linked, and at the same time have the modifiers applied

[miasmelanzana]

how the hell can someone talk that long without getting to the point? 2:38 and the next three seconds would have absolutely been enough. thanks anyways