Transfer Printer Settings to Another Mac

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Transfer Printer Settings to Another Mac

Hello - I have a few printers to configure among twelve different Macs. All Macs run Tiger. How could I configure the printers once, and copy the settings to the other macs? Thanks

MacBook Pro Core 2, iBook G4, Mac Mini G4, PowerMac G4, Mac OS X (10.4.10), iPhone 4GB, iPod Video 5G 30GB, iPod Nano 3G 8GB, iPod Shuffle 2G 1GB

Posted on Nov 9, 2007 11:48 AM

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Answer 1

greg sahli

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25,508 points

Nov 9, 2007 3:31 PM in response to Jason Watkins

Here's a generalized concept - but remember I don't have any intel Macs.
And this assumes you have already installed the driver for any printer that isn't included in OS X.

The Printer List of Printer Setup is totally contained in the file /etc/cups/cupsd.conf, plus the folder of "currently Added printer PPDs," /etc/cups/ppd.

Saved Settings are saved in files in /Library/Preferences that start with com.apple.print.

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Answer 2

cecileva

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10 points

Dec 13, 2007 1:49 AM in response to greg sahli

Thanks for the short and sweet answer, you just saved me 10 minutes of config per computer for updating printing preferences!

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