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My fonts are corrupted

Fonts not displaying correctly

Updated over a week ago

The problem that you've encountered is most likely a result of corrupted font duplicates and corrupted font databases – in cases when it occurs, FCP displays random or blank characters. Please follow the below instructions to fix it.
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Open the Font Book.app (you can find it with CMD+SPACE)

  • Go to All Fonts

  • Resolve fonts duplicates via the top menu File>Resolve Duplicate

  • Empty the trash

  • Reinstall the plugin with mInstaller and check if the issue persist


Next, open the Terminal.app (you'll find it in your Applications > Utilities folder), copy-paste the following command, and press Enter (be sure to type in your admin password when prompted):

sudo atsutil databases -remove

Once the command has been executed, restart your Mac.


Lastly, you'll need to delete the generated previews (only if you've got Background Render turned on - Final Cut can store a pre-render of the incorrectly displayed font) via the “File” > “Delete Generated Library Files” menu (see attached screenshot - link at the bottom) - after that, the issue should be gone. Here's the tutorial for clearing FCP render files: https://youtu.be/j7_aWuVJbW8

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