While not specifically a Silhouette CAMEO tutorial, as it can help anyone with a installed fonts on their computer, it's a common question I get - especially for those who have installed Silhouette Studio on a new computer and want to move all of their fronts to a new computer or make sure they don't lose fonts in a crash. Silhouette School weekly contributor Becky Dykes from is here this week to shed some light on what a fontaholic might consider a nightmare situation!
I know one of my worst nightmares is the thought of a compute crash. I mean, what would I do without all my Silhouette files, right? So I diligently read Silhouette School's original post on, and then again to. The one thing that I haven't though about is what would I do without all my fonts? With most purchased fonts, you can re-download your font files if the unspeakable happens, and they are all stored under your account (such as with ). But once you get more than a few providers, how will you ever remember all the sites you have purchased fonts from and what about all your free fonts? After much consideration, we have two viable options for how to backup fonts or how to move fonts from one computer to another if you get a new computer!
The first option to backup fonts is cloud-based storage. The second option is to save fonts to an external hard drive. With both clouds and hard drives, you have to consider the pros and the cons to determine which is best for you. As a very brief overview, cloud storage usually allows easy accessibility from anywhere with an internet connection, where as an external hard drive would need to be connected to your computer. In addition, cloud storage is beneficial during local disasters, such as storms, fires and flooding, because the data stored is not usually in the immediate area. The benefit of an external hard drive is that you have physical control over the device and file backup/access doesn't require an internet connection. Once you have decided on the type of storage you want, how in the world do you go about backing up your files and fonts?