"Installed" fonts not showing up in Windows Fonts folder

Anonymous
2018-07-23T12:31:42+00:00

Hi guys,

Unfortunately, none of the previous answers solves my problem.

I try to install fonts. According to Windows that also works but I cannot see the installed fonts in the Windows Fonts folder and neither do they show up in Illustrator. 

When I copy a font file into the Windows Fonts folder it says "The "xxxxxx" font is already installed. Do you want to replace it?" - I click yes, but still - the font does not show.

It's not a problem of the font file as it was working previously. Same happens to hundreds of other fonts. Says they are installed but they don't show and they are not selectable in other applications.

Thanks for your help!

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-03-07T19:23:16+00:00

    Try right clicking on the font and selecting the "install for all users" option, I work on an office computer where I am not the only user, so this was for some reason my issue, as I was having the exact same issue as you, maybe this is the solution?

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-07-24T12:22:51+00:00

    Nope. This is also not the only font. I copied several hundred and in the fonts folder, there are only 231 listed.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-10-25T18:30:42+00:00

    Same issue here! I am a graphic designer and have 11K fonts copied and installed and 256 are showing up! When I try to reinstall it says they are already there yet my programs can not find them!

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-10-25T18:28:20+00:00

    This is my exact problem as well! Any solution yet? I am a graphic designer. 11K fonts installed and 256 showing up. When I copy and paste they are already there!

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-07-23T13:50:42+00:00

    Try copying your new fonts to your actual fonts folder using the select, copy, paste method we have all always used.

    Your Fonts are stored here: 

    ANY Fonts you want to use must therefore be placed here in this folder. Then you can use them.

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