How to move all your fonts to a new computer

The fast way: one zip from FontSmith

FontSmith keeps a list of every font you save and every font file you upload. On the new computer, open My Fonts and click Reinstall everything. You get one zip with all of them.

1. Sign in at apps.makerfoundryco.com/fontsmith/app/ on the new computer.
2. Open My Fonts and click Reinstall everything.
3. Unzip the download, select all the font files and install them (steps for Mac and Windows below).
4. Restart your design and laser software so it picks the fonts up.

By hand on a Mac

Fonts you installed yourself live in your user Fonts folder. Some installers put them in the shared Fonts folder for every user instead.

1. In Finder, choose Go, then Go to Folder, and type ~/Library/Fonts. Check /Library/Fonts too.
2. Copy the font files to a USB drive or a cloud folder.
3. On the new Mac, select all the font files, double-click, then click Install in Font Book.

By hand on Windows

C:\Windows\Fonts shows every font on the PC, including the ones Windows ships with. Fonts installed just for your account live in your user folder instead.

1. Open C:\Windows\Fonts and copy the fonts you added. Then paste %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Fonts into the File Explorer address bar and copy those too.
2. Move them to a USB drive or a cloud folder.
3. On the new PC, select all the font files, right-click, then choose Install for all users.

Fonts that do not come along

• Subscription fonts (like Adobe Fonts) are not files you copy. Sign in to the app on the new computer and turn them back on.
• Fonts built into an app, like Cricut Design Space's own fonts, come back when you install that app.
• Check that a paid font's license lets you install it on the new computer.