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Mac OS X: How to reset the printing system

Aug 19 2011 Posted in Apple Mac OS

Products Affected

Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.5, Mac OS Printing/Fax (any version), OS X Lion

What does Reset Printing System do?

Deletes all queues and jobs.
Resets all printer settings to their default by deleting configuration files.
Performs a permissions check on the /tmp directory.

Any printers, scanners, or fax modems that previously appeared in System Preferences will need to be added again after resetting the printing system.

Resetting the printing system in OS