Solved Cant drag and drop fonts

imanlien2020 · Jun 26, 2022

So as I stated in the title. I always install large font packs and I just tried to install
a 2,300 count font file(thats 2,300 different TIFF type fonts in a folder) into the Windows settings font
section where it says Drag and Drop fonts to install and when i clicked, held and dragged them onto that section
there was a Red NO circle showing on the files that i tried to drag in. It wouldnt let me.
So the only way I could install them was to again highlight them All then right click and choose INSTALL.
Not sure if anyone else has tried and failed with the drag and drop but just here to let you know
for me only right click and install was the only way.

Ghot · Jun 26, 2022

If I'm misunderstanding... disregard.

When you tried to drag and drop, did you drag the folder they were in, also?
It doesn't "sound" like you did, but I'm not sure.

Berton · Jun 27, 2022

I've not run into "TIFF" Fonts on Windows, most times they are either .ttf True Type Font or .otf Open Type Font. Haven't been having any issues adding single Fonts as needed on Win10 or now on Win11 except for a warning from Microsoft Works 9 about having too many Fonts installed, more than 500. But most times programs will install what they need.

imanlien2020 · Jun 28, 2022

Ghot said:
If I'm misunderstanding... disregard.

When you tried to drag and drop, did you drag the folder they were in, also?
It doesn't "sound" like you did, but I'm not sure.

Sorry I meant .ttf NOT TIFF. But no I did not drag the folder, I highlighted the 2,300 .ttf fonts themselves and dragged them. Didn't work. Got the red NO sign near the tip of my cursor. The red circle with a line across the middle icon. Any way yeah could only highlight them all and right click and chose the Install on the right click menu and it was the only way I could get them to install.