Remove Folders, Keep Contents

Posted By: PeterH | Jul 9th, 2006 @ 7:31 AM
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#Jul 9th, 2006 @ 7:31 AM
PeterH
PeterH
Iomesus
Hey, I have about 3000 fonts, but each is in a different folder. I need a way in which to install them all as fonts without having to go through each folder.

Is there a way to remove 3000 folders and put all the files in one folder. I noticed that when you delete a folder it says: "Delete folder and all its contents?". Can you; "Delete folder and keep its contents"?

Alterternatively is there a way to install fonts by dragging folders into the fonts control panel?

Thanks,

Peter
#Jul 9th, 2006 @ 7:49 AM
W3bbo
W3bbo
The Master of Baiters
Parent Folder > Search > name: "*.tff, *.fon, *.ps1, *.ps3"; Recurse subfolders > Drag results into %systemroot%\Fonts


#Jul 9th, 2006 @ 8:02 AM
Yggdrasil
Yggdrasil
Pour me a cab, 'cause I can't drink no more.
W3bbo wrote:
Parent Folder > Search > name: "*.tff, *.fon, *.ps1, *.ps3"; Recurse subfolders > Drag results into %systemroot%\Fonts


I was all set to suggest this:

for /r c:\fonts %f in (*.*) do copy %f c:\fonts

to copy them all into one directory, but your way is much better. Smiley
#Jul 9th, 2006 @ 8:07 AM
PeterH
PeterH
Iomesus
Thanks, I didn't know that you could use *.%filetype% notation in search. All installed now.
#Jul 14th, 2006 @ 6:45 AM
hostlocity
hostlocity
This is exactly what I want to do but I'm not sure exactly how to follow these instructions.  I tried to use the command prompt but it didn't work.  More detailed instructions on how to accomplish this in Windows XP would be appreciated.
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