Why is My Printer Not Responding Mac?

Question

It can be frustrating to find the printer is not responding mac. A peripheral device like a printer working for hours can suddenly stop functioning. Many things can go wrong with your Mac or printer, so you might need to look for other solutions.

Answer 1

If you’ve tried all possible solutions and you still can’t print to your printer, reset the printing system. This process deletes all printers from your list of printers, deletes information about all completed print jobs, and deletes all printer presets.

Important: First, try other troubleshooting techniques in Solve printing problems on Mac.

On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Printers & Scanners .

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.

After you reset the printing system, the list of printers in Printers & Scanners preferences is empty.

Re-add any printers.

 

Regards,

Rachel Gomez

Answer 2

Check That the Paper Tray Is Full (Not Jammed)
Sometimes, printers are finicky—there may be paper loaded, but if the printer can't grab hold, it's going to think it's empty. Try removing the paper tray, re-aligning the paper, and sliding it back in. In other instances, there may be some paper jammed in the mechanism.

Regards,
Peter