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This question helps where global fonts are stored: Where are the physical font files stored?

But I'd like to know where user-specific fonts are stored. For example, when I right click on a font, I have the option to Install or Install for all users, so I presume the generic Install will install it to an %appdata% folder or similar? I just can't find where that folder is.

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When using Install, fonts will go into %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Fonts\ rather than c:\%windir%\fonts.

If you want to see where a font is installed to, navigate to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Fonts, find a font, right-click it and go to Properties. I just installed this font using Install

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    Thank you for taking the time to reply. I've just reinstalled windows due to broken system, I've gone to this location in my Windows.old folder, but can't see any folder called "Fonts" in the `AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows` directory, although I had hundreds of custom fonts installed. Is this the actual file location do you think or is it linked to another location?
    – AutoBaker
    Oct 27, 2020 at 12:03
  • If you think they might be elsewhere, how about using dir in the command prompt to search the drive for .ttf files? Oct 27, 2020 at 13:09
  • Tried that, doesn't pick anything up I'm afraid. I've even searched for specific font names that I know I had and am missing.
    – AutoBaker
    Oct 27, 2020 at 14:35

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