Where did you get 6,000 fonts? I would take them all out of the font folder, and install only a core set that you know you need and go from there. I wouldn't panic, I think you probably just have too many fonts in there and InDesign is having trouble reading all of them. I'm sure someone else here will have some better advice. But that's my 2 cents...

check out if there is an istallation date or file-update date under command-i (in the finder).

> 6000 fonts.... for $7.95

With coupon or without? so, one font is $ 0.001325 :-)

Tiffany, the ÇcÇeÇoä®í%$"@&* family must always be installed!!
These fonts are essential for cursing.

6.000 fonts for US$7.95? And you're surprised you run into technical problems? :^P

(No offense, just pulling yo' leg). ;^)

Others are being polite.

You downloaded 6,000 fonts for $7.95!!!!!! (A CD crammed full of viruses costs more than that.)

Then you took it into work. And copied all 6,000 fonts unto your computer!?? Without telling your boss????

And now you want to clean up your mess before he finds out???

Maybe a dose of honesty would be in order. Followed by a big fat helping of professionalism and ethics.

Yes Thomas, you are right. I was harsh. And I apologise to Desiree for my unkind works.

I operate three workstations. If any employee (or freelancer) did that to one of my computers, I would freak. I know, and have accepted, all the licences of fonts and of applications on my computers.

That an employee would, without discussion or consultation, add fonts to the computer they were assigned causes me grave concern. I don't know the EULAs they have (or have not) accepted. I don't know where these fonts or applications have come from. Whether they are legit or pirated. Or full of viruses. So. Nothing is put on my computers that I don't know about. Ever.

Do you disagree?

"Followed by a big fat helping of professionalism and ethics."

The boss doesn't care...Bosses can hardly type email. It's the IT guy you have to suck up to. He won't fire you, but will slap your wrist.

After reviewing this thread, I feel I need to strengthen my apology to Desiree.

She came to Typophile looking for help. Some members of this forum, Tiffany especially, were thoughtful and helpful in their advice. That is the spirit of this forum.

I was derisive and unhelpful. And I apologize. I hope Desiree will continue to look to Typophile as a source of advice.

While harsh, I stand by my remarks that anybody doing the same sort of thing to a work computer, without prior discussion and approval, by either the boss or the IT guy, needs a severe reality check.

I also apologize for typos in my posts. Apparently my proofreading sucks.

Tiffany

I guess what I was wondering was (and did not state it properly), since Desiree seems to be unaware of it and has not posted otherwise, why the moderators have not pointed out to her that such sharing is illegal (especially since Typophile has a stated policy). Desiree's concern was that she had screwed up her boss's computer not that she had done something unethical or illegal. I can perfectly understand trying to help her out of her mess but it also seems a missed opportunity.

Gerald