Why does printing .pdf fail?

What app are you using to print the pdfs?

One way to find out which filter is failing, then possibly why, is to enable cups debugging in Terminal:

cupsctl --debug-logging

print a job, and then examine the error_log in /var/log/cups.

Searching for "filter" should speed this up, and there should be information there about what filter failed.

You can paste the error here.

Hope this helps.

ejbpesca wrote:

Does a Mac with Ventura require an app to be launched in order to print PFDs?

Yes. The default app to open PDF files is Apple's Preview app. But I'm not sure what you are saying with respect to that file path. I can't tell if you are using Preview to print the file or if the "Preview" is a folder in your Documents folder.

But regardless, the first thing to do is see if you can print from Preview. You may have some strange default settings that can be changed and allow you to print. Or maybe it's something else entirely.

I also can not print any pdf file on Safari. I need to download first then print. Attached ss is in Turkish

What's the name of the menu next to the File menu? If you are selecting File -> Print, you're printing from an application. Preview? Acrobat? Safari?

They won't print because you're getting the "filter failed" message in the proxy, yes? If so, to get to the cause, you need to enable cups debugging so you can see what filter is failing.

If you don't see the Print and Cancel buttons, which is what your last post suggests, is it because it's hidden behind the dock?

What app do you use to open these PDF files? Can you print from that app?