Cannot delete fonts in Windows 8

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6 Responses

  1. P says:

    Thanks for this! Helvetica is a bitch.

  2. Bruce says:

    Hello, I am having the same issues with helvetica and chrome etc…however I still cannot delete the font after your post. Any ideas?

  3. Jia Jian says:

    You are a lifesaver. Thank you!

  4. cristine says:

    Thank you! Regular cmd “del” wasn’t working 🙂 It’s not just for Helvetica, its for any font in any folder apparently on Windows 7.

  5. Amila says:

    Thanks.some times windows dont give permissions to delete the file using CMD.you need to restart the PC using safe mode and do the steps.
    how to Getting into Safe Mode From Within Windows 8
    1.Press the Win+R key combination and type msconfig in the run box and hit enter.
    2.Switch over to the boot tab, and click on the Safe Boot check box.
    3.Once you have chosen your option click the ok button and restart your machine.
    4.You PC will be booted into Safe Mode automatically.
    5.f you restart you PC you will just keep getting booted into Safe Mode, to stop this open msconfig again and uncheck the Safe Boot option, then hit the ok button.

    It works for me. ^_^

  6. Tiffany B. says:

    You just need to right click the font, and change the permissions.
    Right click font
    Permissions/ Security/ System/ Allow All/ Apply

    This allowed me to delete whatever I wanted whereas prior I kept getting that the file was in use. This way you don’t have to open command prompt, etc.. Reapply whatever security settings when you’re done. 🙂

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