When I try to print under macOS, the job claims to go to the printers, yet the printer never prints it. After I waited for two minutes, the job still needed to be completed; therefore, I canceled the job. Attempt to rather. The job doesn’t cancel, so I kill the task of printing from the app I’m attempting to use. I still need to print, and this is at the worst time possible.
After that, I diagnose everything: reboot the computer, reboot the printer, reset the printer, reconnect the printer to the network, and add and remove the printer from this Mac. Nothing fixes it.
I ended up on a web page that explains how to reset the macOS Printer System. It’s simple:
- System Preferences
- Printers & Scanners
- If you see a lock in the lower left corner that says, “Click the lock to make changes.”
- Then do what it says
- Push and hold the Option Key
- Right-click in the area under “Printers”
- Choose “Reset printing system…”
- Now your printer is missing from the list
- Add your printer again
When I tried printing again, it worked for about four times.
Then, I had to repeat the task, which worked and still works five times so far.
That is far beyond good enough!