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Hugh22529954bue4
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May 28, 2025
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Illustrator - Resetting Preferences loses favourite fonts?

  • May 28, 2025
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Hi All

 

I foolishly reset my preferences  in Illustrator to try and get rid of a stroke scaling issue, and I've realised that my extensive list of starred / favourite fonts has disappeared. Is there any way to get them back? I've searched the web but I cant find anything concrete.

 

Holding thumbs. Thanks in advance.

Correct answer Abhishek Rao

Hi @Hugh22529954bue4,

 

I hear you, losing your starred fonts after a reset is definitely frustrating. Unfortunately, resetting preferences does remove custom settings like favourites, and unless you had a backup, there's no way to recover them.

For the future, you can export your preferences from Illustrator so they're safe if you ever need to reset again. Refer the backup section the article here: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/setting-preferences.html

Let me know if there's anything else I can help with.

Abhishek

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Abhishek Rao
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Abhishek RaoCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
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May 28, 2025

Hi @Hugh22529954bue4,

 

I hear you, losing your starred fonts after a reset is definitely frustrating. Unfortunately, resetting preferences does remove custom settings like favourites, and unless you had a backup, there's no way to recover them.

For the future, you can export your preferences from Illustrator so they're safe if you ever need to reset again. Refer the backup section the article here: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/setting-preferences.html

Let me know if there's anything else I can help with.

Abhishek

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    Hugh22529954bue4Author
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    May 28, 2025

    Thanks Abhisek - appreciate the reply. Lesson learned!

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