Fonts split as two different on the list menu

Report · Dec 21, 2024

Hi, I recently installed Indesign and other Adobe apps in a new PC. I also did a cleanup of my fonts in Asobe Fonts, but now for some reason some of the fonts (Minion, Graramond Premier and Myriad) appear divided as different fonts. Minion, for example, show once as "Minion Pro (OTF)" with 62 fonts, and next to it also as "Minion Pro (OTF)", but only with Bold and Bold Italic. It's even worst on the pther fonts.

I tried reinstalling both the fonts and all the apps multiple times, but nothing has worked. Also I'm 100% sure that none of the fonts are anywhere else in my PC, so that can't be it.

It's super annoying, because now Minion Bold appears as not available every time I open a file, since Adobe recognizes it as a different font from the Minion I'm using. Is there a solution? Thanks in advance!

Report · Dec 23, 2024

Are you adding/installing the type families, such as Myriad, from the Adobe Fonts service? Or do you have standalone font files that are being installed directly into the computer's operating system?

If the fonts are from the Adobe Fonts service you might want to try signing out of the Creative Cloud desktop app, rebooting the computer and then signing back into the account. It might refresh the fonts list. If that doesn't work I'd try deleting the font data cache file in the computer to make the system rebuild it.

I try to be careful with type families such as Myriad or Minion since certain Adobe apps (such as Illustrator) have their own copies of those fonts bundled into program file sub-folders. I've synced Myriad VF and Minion 3 from Adobe Fonts to avoid conflicts from fonts having the same names (and to also be able to use those fonts in other graphics applications not made by Adobe).

Another thing to watch out for is issues caused by other applications open and running in the background. It can be other graphics applications or font managment applications. If I have CorelDRAW open I'll see individual font styles in some type families disappear from the font menu in Illustrator. If I close both applications and re-launch Illustrator all the missing fonts are restored.

Report · Dec 26, 2024

Thank you for answering! I am syncing the fonts from Adobe Cloud and fonts,adobe,com. I tried unsinstalling and reinstalling everything, but the problem remained. I also tried installing them from Adobe on my PC, but that didn't help either.

Where is the folder caché files of the fonts? I tried looking for them (mainly for Indesign, which is the one I use the most), but all the "Fonts" folders I found were empty, so I'm guessing that's not them.

This is a new computer, so I don't think I have other programs interfering that much, I've only installed the Adobe programs.

Report · Dec 26, 2024

Have you tried signing out of Creative Cloud in the CC Desktop app, rebooting the computer and then signing back into Creative Cloud? Sometimes that simple step will fix a lot of sync and font issues.

The system font cache file is located in different places on Mac and Windows systems. This page describes the process how to delete the font data cache file and force the system to rebuild it:
https://helpx.adobe.com/fonts/kb/troubleshoot-fonts-illustrator-indesign.html

I don't know where InDesign stores its own required fonts. On my Windows-based systems the InDesign sub-folders that are font related are empty. At least with Adobe Illustrator a list of fonts are present. But they differ slightly from what is included by default with InDesign.

Normally when any fonts are added via the Adobe Fonts service they should be immediately available to any Adobe apps (as long as the CC app is working properly). Other apps not made by Adobe require the fonts to be "installed" in the CC Desktop app in order to see synced Adobe Fonts.