PLEASE HELP!!! Installed huge font collection now the whole system crashed
I seriously need someone's help on this!! I downloaded a huge fonts collection (over 50,000 fonts) and copied them all into the System/Library/Fonts folder. Now the computer doesn't respond to ANYTHING!! It takes over 5 minutes to start up, whenever I try to open any type of program or folder, the multi-color wheel starts to go and nothing happens, even after over 30 minutes!! PLEASE I have extremely important work on my computer, I NEED to solve this without formatting the whole thing..
gilles --
These are the ones that should be in your SYSTEM > Library > Fonts folder:
AppleGothic.ttf
Geneva.dfont
HelveLTMM
Helvetica LT MM
Helvetica.dfont
HelveticaNeue.ttc
Keyboard.ttf
LastResort.ttf
LucidaGrande.ttc
Menlo.ttc (the new default font for Terminal)
Monaco.dfont
Times LT MM
TimesLTMM
It's really important not to ever fool with SYSTEM fonts.
Adding or deleting.
After you get rid of all but the above list in your SYTEM Library Fonts,
you can go back if you want and reinstall the extras that were originally installed in that folder.
They're not necessary, but then you would have a pristine SF folder.
Read this when you have recovered:
http://www.jklstudios.com/misc/osxfonts.html
by our font guru, Kurt Lang.
Loading 50,000 fonts is a terrible idea.
But if you feel you HAVE to, put them in your USERS>Library>Font folder.
All the best.
You came really close to killing your Mac.
Best of luck!
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