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eugenen28801648
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Oct 29, 2026 6:34 PM UTC
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share installed fonts across multiple windows user accounts

I'm using adobe after effects on single pc but under two different windows 11 user accounts, one for work and one for personal use. There is a reason I’m doing so, not related to adobe. I found out that fonts are not disposable for both win user accounts although I'm using common creative cloud account. I guessed that it is because fonts installed via CC app are being stored in user AppData folder so AE is looking for the user specific folder which is not filled with fonts yet. The tricky part is that I can’t install these fonts for another win user because CC app says that fonts are already installed but it seems not to be aware of which user fonts were installed for. I thought I can try to copy contents of ‘livetype’ folder to a win user folder which does not have fonts, but I love to think that Adobe has more elegant way to do this. Any help appreciated.

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    jane-e
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    Oct 29, 2026 9:30 PM UTC

    ​@eugenen28801648 

    In addition to what Corcton wrote, this is the Photoshop forum, and your question is not about Photoshop. If staff doesn’t move your post, repost to either After Effects or Adobe Fonts (if you are using Adobe Fonts).

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    CORCTON34033231
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    Oct 29, 2026 9:15 PM UTC

    你好,关键是先区分你说的字体是哪一类,因为两类字体的共享办法不一样:

     

    1. 如果是你自己下载的本地字体文件(不是通过 Adobe Fonts 激活的):

    不要只给当前 Windows 用户安装。右键字体文件,选择 Install for all users(为所有用户安装),或以管理员身份把它复制到 C:\Windows\Fonts,这样两个 Windows 用户账户都能在 After Effects 里看到它。

     

    2. 如果是通过 Creative Cloud / Adobe Fonts 激活的字体:

    这类字体的选择记录是跟着 Adobe ID 账户走的,但实际字体文件是装在当前 Windows 用户的个人文件夹里的,所以换一个 Windows 用户后,第二个账户里并没有现成的文件,这就是你看到的现象。不要手动复制 livetype 文件夹,官方并不推荐这样做。

    在第二个 Windows 用户账户里,用同一个 Adobe ID 登录 Creative Cloud 桌面应用,打开字体面板(Fonts),在 Installed fonts / Removed 标签页里找到之前添加过的字体,重新选择 Add family / Install family,让它在这个用户文件夹里重新安装一次。Adobe 官方文档也说明:已添加字体的历史记录在账户里,之前移除或不再使用的字体可以在 Removed 标签页里重新添加。

     

    如果 Creative Cloud 在第二个账户里仍显示已安装、但 After Effects 里看不到,可以先在第二个账户的字体面板里把该字体族移除(Remove family),再从 Removed 标签页里重新添加一次,强制它在当前用户下重新安装,然后重启 After Effects 再看字体菜单。

     

    参考文档:https://helpx.adobe.com/fonts/web/getting-and-using-fonts/managing-fonts.html

     

    请回帖说明你用的是哪一类字体(Adobe Fonts 还是自己下载的字体文件),以及在第二个账户里按上面步骤操作后字体菜单里是否出现了,这样方便进一步排查。

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