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Q: What fonts can I safely remove?

There are many fonts in here I will never use. How do I know which ones I can safely remove?

OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Oct 22, 2015 11:26 AM

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Q: What fonts can I safely remove?

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  • by bodyxs,

    bodyxs bodyxs Oct 22, 2015 11:54 AM in response to spudson1
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    Oct 22, 2015 11:54 AM in response to spudson1

    That depends on which apps you are using. For making it easier any fonts which are not part of your System, like User fonts or any other Collection you'd created. The safest way will be to “Disable” fonts instead of ‘Deleting”. That way if a particular app request a font you will have it and can be re-enabled.

    If you are more confident, in Font Book go to Edit menu » Restore Standard Fonts.

  • by Kurt Lang,

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang Oct 22, 2015 12:02 PM in response to spudson1
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    Oct 22, 2015 12:02 PM in response to spudson1

    There are a lot of them most users don't need. Nor does the OS itself. See my article, Font Management in OS X.

     

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