How do I move a font vault from one computer to another? (MacOS X)

Description

This article describes how to move a Suitcase Fusion font vault from one Mac to another.

Solution

Follow these instructions to move or copy your Suitcase Fuion 3 font vault between Macs. The font vault contains the fonts that you’ve loaded in, as well as sets and metadata.

NOTE: You can use your copied vault in the same version of Suitcase Fusion 3 that created it, or newer. Don’t try to use your copied vault in an older version.

1. On “Computer A”:
1. Open Activity Monitor from /Applications/Utilites
2. Locate ‘FMCore’ in the ‘Process Name’ column and click the “Quit Process” button
3. Locate your font vault:
   In OS X, the font vault will be located in: /Users/[username]/Library/Extensis/Suitcase Fusion/
   NOTE:On OSX 10.7, this folder is hidden. To access it, select the Finder’s ‘Go’ menu while holding down the ‘Option’ key. Select ‘Library’ from the list, then browse into /Extensis/Suitcase Fusion
4. Copy the font vault to the second Mac (“Computer B”)
2. On “Computer B”:
1. Download and install Suitcase Fuion 3. You can download an installer from here: http://www.extensis.com/support/product-support/suitcase-fusion-3/
2. Enter your Suitcase Fuion 3 serial number to serialize the program
3. Quit Suitcase Fusion 3
4. Open Activity Monitor from /Applications/Utilites
5. Locate ‘FMCore’ in the ‘Process Name’ column and click the “Quit Process” button
6. Move the font vault from “Computer A” to the following location: /Users/[username]/Library/Extensis/Suitcase Fusion/
7. Open Suitcase Fusion 3. You should now see the same fonts and font sets from “Computer A”. This same technique can also be used to restore a backup of your font vault or to copy one between user accounts on the same machine.

Related KB Articles:

1. Restore a Suitcase Fusion 3 fontvault from a backup
2. Back up Suitcase Fusion 3 fontvault
3. Alert: Could not open the Font Vault at the location “Users/Username/Library/Extensis/Suitcase Fusion/Suitcase Fusion.fontvault”
4. How do I move a font vault from one computer to another? (Windows)
5. How do I back up my Font Vault?
6. “Suitcase Fusion Client encountered an unexpected error. 83914764″
7. How to copy a Suitcase Fusion 3 font vault to another computer for a mirrored setup
8. “Import Suitcase Fusion Database” is unavailable in Suitcase Fusion 2 or Suitcase Fusion 3 menu

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