After the Big Sur upgrade my computer gave me message that the driver for my HP all in one printer 4700 series would damage my computer. Followed the HP guidelines for fixing this by uninstalling but when I went back to reinstall version for my printer it said there was none. Any way to get around this?
Would it have really damaged my computer?
MacBook Air 11″, macOS 10.13
Greetings, dorothyfromtacoma!
Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities! It sounds like you're having an issue with your HP printer since upgrading to Big Sur. We suggest following the steps in this article If your HP printer doesn't work and you see a warning that HP software '...will damage your computer'. This article will provide you the steps you'll need to take for issues with the warning you're seeing and how to resolve it.
If you continue to have an issue after trying the steps on the HP website, it would be best to contact Official HP® Support. You are also welcome to check out this link to Contact Apple Support.
Have a great day!
The printer you are using was only officially supported by HP up to Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9).
That was a seven year old OS and the last update for it was in 2014.
Before you upgraded to Big Sur what OS were you using.
Big Sur and the last macOS Catalina do not run 32bit apps, it may well be that the drivers
for your printer were 32bit and therefore will not work in Big Sur.
Did you try resetting the printing system.
Reset the Mac printing system to solve a problem - Apple Support
Here is a link to the support page for your printer,
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