Where Does Font Manager Store Data?
Font Manager keeps font collections, disabled faces and view settings in a config folder in home on Linux. What to back up.
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Font Manager separates collections from font files. Group definitions, disabled faces and preview options live in a config folder in home. Typefaces live in system and user font folders.
That split keeps the config portable across machines with matching font installs. Copy the tree with the app quit and the collections return. Missing files after restore point to font folders, not settings.
Where Font Manager stores this, by platform
~/.config/font-manager
Collections, disabled faces and view options below one root. Back up with Font Manager quit. Font files stay outside in system and user font folders.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Font Manager settings?
Copy the font-manager folder with Font Manager quit. Collections, disabled faces and view options travel with it. Font files themselves stay in system and user font folders, so include those for full moves.
Where are my font files?
In system font folders plus ~/.fonts and ~/.local/share/fonts for user installs. The config folder only references them through collections. Keep font files stable across machines for portable collections.
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