Duplicate fonts

LinK · February 25, 2009, 9:20pm

I have multiple folders with a zillion fonts, many are dupicates. I am new to MainType 2.1 and I have Folders/SubFolders open. How do I scan for duplicates?
Thanks!

Bhikkhu_Pesala · February 25, 2009, 9:55pm

Just click on the Include subfolders icon (the last one on the browse pane) to list all of the fonts, and the duplicates will be next to each other in the alphabetical font list.
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LinK · February 25, 2009, 10:44pm

Thank you. How cleaver is that! Is there anyway to eliminate the duplicates automatically or do I have to look and delete individually?

Bhikkhu_Pesala · February 25, 2009, 11:01pm

There are plenty of free utilities that will delete duplicates based on simple parameters such as filename or filesize. Try using one of those first, and then see what duplicates are left based on Font name.

LinK · February 26, 2009, 1:47am

Thanks so much … I appreciate the information. Wondering which one of the free duplicate sorters is the best one? Which one do you use?

Dick_Pape · February 26, 2009, 2:29am

An approach I use is outlined in “Scattered Fonts”: http://forum.high-logic.com:9080/t/scattered-fonts/2007/1

Dick

LinK · February 28, 2009, 2:31am

Found you! Thanks so much.