"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
    2018-10-29T23:51:40+00:00

    Try Total Commander or cmd with "del" command

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. Anonymous
    2018-10-23T07:48:52+00:00

    I have the same problem. The only solución i found is to copy the Fonts folder from C to say the desktop. On the desktop you can see all fonts. In my case after moving the folder I could see all the files from C:\windows\fonts and also the files from the Fonts folder on the desktop.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-09-24T13:17:06+00:00

    Same problem here... Have you found a solution?

    Best regards,

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