Printer Utility

The printer utility doesn't show up in 'utilities' in Finder. Search-nothing. My printers don't show up in the dock when I print something. I have deleted and reinstalled the printers and still no printer utility. This happened when I transitioned from my old iMac 27" to the new iMac 24" M1. Where is the printer utility?

iMac 24″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Sep 19, 2021 2:44 PM

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Posted on Sep 19, 2021 3:01 PM

Boot into Safe Mode according to Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.


NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files


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Sep 19, 2021 3:01 PM in response to brooklynbabe

Boot into Safe Mode according to Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.


NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files


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