Is it safe to delete fonts from User folder?

[Bern]

I have a fair few duplicate fonts. I opened Font Book and did a "resolve duplicates" which of course resulted in a number of duplicated fonts being switched "off".

What I noticed is these duplicated fonts have one each in the /System/Library/Fonts folder as well as the User/Library/Fonts folder.

What I would like to do is delete the duplicated fonts (using Font Book to do it) from my User/Library/Fonts folder. Is that safe?

I noted the ones that are switched off are the System fonts but I assume if I delete the fonts from my User fonts folder those can be switched back on?

 

[XNine]

Here's my advice:

DON'T F*** WITH THE FONTS!

Fonts, along with RAM, are the two main reasons OS X ever goes psychotic. Adding fonts? No problem. Removing originally installed fonts? BIG problems.

I would say "no." Seriously, don't mess with them. It's bad juju.

 

[Bern]

Yeah I suspected this would be the standard response and you're probably right. I think I'll just leave well alone.

Thanks.

 

[mrichmon]

Here's my advice:
Fonts, along with RAM, are the two main reasons OS X ever goes psychotic. Adding fonts? No problem. Removing originally installed fonts? BIG problems.

Though this is true for System Fonts, fonts in the user home directory can be deleted without fear.

 

[Bern]

Though this is true for System Fonts, fonts in the user home directory can be deleted without fear.

Investigating a little deeper I have noticed the fonts in my User folder (which are enabled as opposed to the System equivalents which are disabled) are actually a newer version. So I might just leave them all where they are.

 

[7on]

All fonts in the /User/Library/Fonts folder can be deleted. Those are usually user installed fonts. OSX installs defaultly without any fonts there. Apple has a list of fonts that install in the /Library/Fonts folder. Tiger handles fonts better than Jag did. I remember deleting fonts and things like Address Book wouldn't open and iChat lacked text anywhere. If you delete all OSX's fonts all programs still function because Apple put in a System/Library/Fonts folder. Except for Terminal I believe. That app needs Monaco.

 

[funkychunkz]

Just don't delete any system files. Period.

 

[Blackheart]

Just don't delete any system files. Period.

If only anything in the /Users directory was a system file...