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Printer preference pane freezing? Here’s how to reset macOS’s printing system

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<p>Usually when we’re yelling at printers, it’s at the printers themselves, not the software. They’re out of ink, have a page jam, or—if you’re printer is old school—flashing PC LOAD LETTER. But sometimes, it’s your Mac that’s giving you trouble.</p><p>On occasion and for discernable reason, your Printers &amp; Scanners preference pane could wind up empty, and every action you take causes a spinning rainbow cursor or extremely long delays on the order of minutes. This happened to me recently, and a survey of people’s post across many forums provided no better explanation as to why than my own suppositions.</p><p>Your first move is easy:</p><ol>
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<p>Control-click in an empty area in the Printers list.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3435357/printer-preference-pane-freezing-heres-how-to-reset-macoss-printing-system.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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