Font files Missing!

When I open Font Book another window opens with the heading "Error on Launch". In this window it enumerates a dozen fonts that I no longer have (for at least 4 years)
It has the header : Font files missing! and the following text : The following files can no longer be found but contain fonts used by one of your defined font libraries. Font Book will not be able to display information on these fonts until they are restored to their original locations.
As mentioned, I no longer have these fonts and I cannot restore them. How can I fix of this annoying problem?

Baltwo's 34 page document is excellent for someone who wants to know all about font managers.
Might want to read a bit closer. It's only partly about font managers. There's lots more to it than that. Resetting Font Book is one of the topics, as it looks like you've already tried.
The messages lead me to believe you have damaged font collections. Shut down Font Book and go to the ~/Library/FontCollections/ folder of your user account. The defaults are these:
com.apple.Recents.collection
Fixed Width.collection
Fun.collection
Modern.collection
PDF.collection
Traditional.collection
Web.collection
Windows Office Compatible.collection
Move all other collections to the desktop. Relaunch Font Book. Any change?

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