# Macos: Can't activate fonts

**URL:** <https://forum.fontba.se/t/macos-cant-activate-fonts/2009>\
**Category:** Bugs\
**Created:** [September 16, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.fontba.se/t/macos-cant-activate-fonts/2009 "2026-09-16T10:32:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![daggett\_b](https://forum.fontba.se/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@daggett\_b](https://forum.fontba.se/u/daggett_b)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.fontba.se/t/macos-cant-activate-fonts/2009/2 "2026-09-17T07:33:09Z")

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I did some digging in the forum and found a solution to my problem :

> [@Can't activate fonts on multiple desktops (MacStudio M1)](https://forum.fontba.se/t/cant-activate-fonts-on-multiple-desktops-macstudio-m1/1986):
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> Hello, I am currently testing with a few other users the workflow before validating the use of this software for a team of about 30 people. On my MacBook Pro M3 it works from the start with no issues, but on the desktop of the three studio operators which I’m testing on, the font activation doesn’t work. It shows a small red message « Fonts cannot be activated ». However the fonts are correctly copied inside the root folder but they aren’t activated. Oddly enough, after reinstalling a few ti…

I had to use FontExplorer Pro 4-5 years ago for an old client who used ps fonts in his layouts. I used a different font folder to install and activate those fonts in FontExplorer.  
After renaming FontFolderProtector to FontFolderProtector1 (Applications/Font Explorer X Pro/Contents/Helper) FontBase is working fine.

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