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kwahaus
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February 12, 2021
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Adobe automatically uninstalling fonts

  • February 12, 2021
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Adobe has decided that if I don't use a font within a given (arbitrary) time period, I must no longer need the font and have (without asking my permssion or even notifying me) uninstalled certain fonts. WTH?!

 

How can I turn off the "helpful" feature I neither asked for nor want?

      Correct answer Molly Doane

      Fonts that have not been used in over 150 days will be uninstalled from your system. However, the fonts will remain in your active fonts list unless you choose to deactivate them. More information here:

       

      https://helpx.adobe.com/fonts/using/managing-fonts.html#reinstall

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      44140
      44140
      Known Participant
      December 27, 2022

      Got got by this today. Adobe junks up the activity monitor with thousands of processes and still can't keep fonts synced up, sad!

        Molly Doane
        Molly DoaneCorrect answer
        Participating Frequently
        March 26, 2021

        Fonts that have not been used in over 150 days will be uninstalled from your system. However, the fonts will remain in your active fonts list unless you choose to deactivate them. More information here:

         

        https://helpx.adobe.com/fonts/using/managing-fonts.html#reinstall

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          Katie23428394sfu8
          Participant
          August 22, 2023

          i know this is from 2 years ago but i still have this problem for fonts that i used within a few days. this "feature" is completely pointless. just stop uninstalling fonts without permission.

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            Xander Van der Sijpt
            Participant
            August 24, 2023

            Hi, I just wanted to tap into this and note that I am also having issues with this. A few days ago, almost all of my adobe fonts locally were removed at once without my permission. I've tried reinstalling them but they either won't install and stay in an 'installing' state, or they install and by the next morning they're gone again. I also found that when I checked adobe fonts online, all of my favourites and my web projects are gone... I've heard the same issue from fellow creatives and hope that Adobe can offer a resolution to this soon.

              Nancy OShea
              Community Expert
              Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              March 2, 2021

              I suspect you may have a problem with syncing Creative Cloud desktop app.

              Have you updated the CC app lately?

               

              Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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                sash1313
                Participant
                March 11, 2021

                I had this same issue. My fonts were disabled without asking, now I don't know which font is needed for a specific project. How do you disable this?

                 

                Thank you

                  Molly Doane
                  Molly Doane
                  Participating Frequently
                  March 26, 2021

                  Were you using the fonts in updated Creative Cloud apps, or only in third party apps?

                   

                  Fonts that have not been used in updated Creative Cloud apps in over 150 days will be uninstalled from your system. However, the fonts will remain in your active fonts list unless you choose to deactivate them. More information here:

                   

                  https://helpx.adobe.com/fonts/using/managing-fonts.html#reinstall

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