#Mac system preferences printer how to

Launch HP Easy Start on your computer, which you can download from the official website.

If you have a different brand of printer, please find the brandвЂ™s official website to locate the software needed to uninstall their products. You can use the utility to uninstall your HP printer driver. HP Uninstaller is an official application provided by the printer manufacturer.

#Mac system preferences printer how to

How to delete printer drivers using HP Uninstaller If you find the manual method too time consuming, take a look at two more methods we have provided below using HP Uninstaller and App Cleaner & Uninstaller software. Usually, those files can be found in the following folders:ДonвЂ™t forget to clear your Trash afterwards in order to make sure that the apps have been deleted completely.

Once that is done, you will also need to delete any cache and service-related files to your printer manufacturer.

Here is an example, specific to HP printers:

Depending on your printerвЂ™s manufacturer, your related files may be named differently.

In order to completely delete printer drivers, please follow the steps below: Keep in mind that you will also need to delete the driver software from the printer manufacturer.

Confirm your decision by clicking on Delete Printer.

Click on the Minus вЂњ-вЂќ button to uninstall. In our case, it would be HP LaserJet 100.

Select the machine that is relevant for you.

Select System Preferences from the Apple menu.

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Per request from our users, we have written this guide to explain how to delete printer drivers with a step-by-step screenshot tutorial. This is because the process of removing a printer from a Mac is not the same as uninstalling standard applications. Going to replace your old printer with a brand new model? That would also mean you would need to delete printer drivers from your Mac, which can be confusing at times.