Adobe automatically uninstalling fonts

[kwahaus]

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?

[Nancy OShea]

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

Have you updated the CC app lately?

[sash1313]

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]

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

[timothealaniz]

this is not true for me. it uninstalls fonts ive used in the past few days. please rid of this pointless feature of uninstalling fonts altogether!

[Sonburn]

Probably shouting into the void here, but I have the exact same experience... every single font gets uninstalled, regardless if I used it a long time ago, or just yesterday.

[josephallannz]

Acknowledging the answer is correct, but the behaviour is not wanted. It wastes hours and hours trying to get them back each time. Deleting them automatically is not helpful. Please leave our fonts alone.

[track_9696]

I completely agree. I opened a file I was working on YESTERDAY and the fonts had been uninstalled. Then when I tried to "reinstall" them via the pop-up within Illustrator, it just spun and spun and wouldn't install them. I had to search for them myself, download, install and then resolve the font issue manually... TOTAL waste of time. Adobe just needs to leave my fonts alone once they're installed!!!

[Molly Doane · Accepted solution]

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

[Katie23428394sfu8]

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.

[Xander Van der Sijpt]

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.

[Dr.Hoffman]

2025 and the problem is here... useless function that still generates bugs, and Adobe has not resolved it to this day

[Tarun Saini]

Hi 

@Dr.Hoffman

,

Welcome to the community! We're sorry to hear about this. Could you please elaborate more about the issue you're seeing? Please check this article for more info- https://adobe.ly/42NpGH5 

Regards,

Tarun

[44140]

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