how to backup font book
Is their a way to back up all my fonts that are in font book? Thanks for your help.
Mac OS X (10.4.8)
Hi, k.
There are many ways to set up fonts in Font Book, but, assuming you've not done anything exotic, the folders and files in question are:
1. Macintosh HD > System > Library > Fonts folder (the /System/Library/Fonts directory).
2. Macintosh HD > Library > Fonts folder (the /Library/Fonts directory).
3. Your Home > Library > Fonts folder.
4. Your Home > Library > FontCollections folder, which saves any font collections or libraries you've defined in Font Book.
5. The Macintosh HD > System Folder > Library > Fonts folder for Classic (Mac OS 9) Fonts.
6. The file com.apple.FontBook.plist file in your Home > Library > Preferences folder. This is Font Book's preferences for your account.
Font book views the union of the fonts in folders 1 and 2 above as the Computer collection. Folder 3 is the User collection. Folder 5 is the Classic collection if you're running Mac OS 9 in Classic mode.
Rather than merely backing up one's fonts and Font Book collections/libraries, I recommend you backup everything regularly using a comprehensive Backup and Recovery solution. For advice on the backup and recovery solution I employ, see my "Backup and Recovery" FAQ.
Good luck!
😉 Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X
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There are many ways to set up fonts in Font Book, but, assuming you've not done anything exotic, the folders and files in question are:
1. Macintosh HD > System > Library > Fonts folder (the /System/Library/Fonts directory).
2. Macintosh HD > Library > Fonts folder (the /Library/Fonts directory).
3. Your Home > Library > Fonts folder.
4. Your Home > Library > FontCollections folder, which saves any font collections or libraries you've defined in Font Book.
5. The Macintosh HD > System Folder > Library > Fonts folder for Classic (Mac OS 9) Fonts.
6. The file com.apple.FontBook.plist file in your Home > Library > Preferences folder. This is Font Book's preferences for your account.
Font book views the union of the fonts in folders 1 and 2 above as the Computer collection. Folder 3 is the User collection. Folder 5 is the Classic collection if you're running Mac OS 9 in Classic mode.
Rather than merely backing up one's fonts and Font Book collections/libraries, I recommend you backup everything regularly using a comprehensive Backup and Recovery solution. For advice on the backup and recovery solution I employ, see my "Backup and Recovery" FAQ.
Good luck!
😉 Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X
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Note: The information provided in the link(s) above is freely available. However, because I own The X Lab™, a commercial Web site to which some of these links point, the Apple Discussions Terms of Use require I include the following disclosure statement with this post:
I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.