How to delete files from library without deleting from system

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DaveyD
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How to delete files from library without deleting from system

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Hi, when I delete a font from the library, it gives me one option and that is to delete it from the computer
How can I delete it from the library without deleting it from my file system?
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Re: How to delete files from library without deleting from system

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That is not possible, but you can ignore fonts in MainType. From the main menu, select Edit -> Ignore.
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Re: How to delete files from library without deleting from system

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Ok, Erwin - Thank you
Does this mean that once a font is added to the library, it will remain in the vault forever?

Is there a way to ignore a sub-folder in a sync folder?
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DaveyD wrote: Thu Jul 21, 2022 2:55 am Ok, Erwin - Thank you
Does this mean that once a font is added to the library, it will remain in the vault forever?
Yes, it will.
DaveyD wrote: Thu Jul 21, 2022 2:55 am Is there a way to ignore a sub-folder in a sync folder?
No.
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Re: How to delete files from library without deleting from system

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Thank you
Forgive me for asking, but is there a reason for that?
What sense is there for MainType to keep fonts that we don't want in the database?
Just wondering...

It would be a nice feature to be able to 'ignore' a sub-folder from the auto-sync folder
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DaveyD wrote: Thu Jul 21, 2022 3:38 am Forgive me for asking, but is there a reason for that?
What sense is there for MainType to keep fonts that we don't want in the database?
MainType has an option to unignore fonts. Otherwise you could never get a font back into it after you ignored it.
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Re: How to delete files from library without deleting from system

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Understood, thanks
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