I didn’t need to actually re-add any (my) printer(s) as the OS system (I believe) recognised my current HP printer. I then plugged in the printer, connected via USB cable and I was able to print.

After you reset the printing system, the list of printers in Printers & Scanners preferences is empty.Press and hold the Control key as you click in the list on the left, then choose “Reset printing system” from the menu that appears.On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Printers & Scanners.I took the following steps (from Apple’s webpage): on Apple Support page entitled, “Resetting the Mac Printing System to Solve a Problem”. The hidden files and folders on your Mac will then appear partially transparent.Īfter some searching, I found that by “resetting the Mac printing system” solved, at least, the problem with my HP Laser Jet p1505n printer.Hold down the Command, Shift and Period keys: cmd + shift +.Open Macintosh HD or the folder where you want to display the hidden files in the Finder.Mac Finder: showing hidden files using keyboard shortcuts The Library folder is hidden from casual users in the latest Mac OS X operating system, so you'll need to press a keyboard command to see your printer driver files.

Printer drivers are stored in a subfolder in the Library folder of your Mac's home directory. This failing, find the driver on your old system and move it to the new one. Now you should get a message (if there is no driver available), that will ask if you want to download this driver. Hit the + at the bottom of the prinyrtr box. Your printer should show up in the printer column. Make sure your printer is turned on and connected via USB cable. Try this: plug your printer in, go to System Preferences under the Apple, select Printers & Scanners.

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