Mac os 14.1.2 move print job to another printer

It used to be possible to drag and drop a print job from one printer queue to another printer simply by dragging and dropping. With recent updates, that no longer seems to be possible. So if a print job gets sent to wrong printer, how can it be moved to the desired printer?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.1

Posted on Dec 9, 2023 9:03 PM

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Posted on Feb 19, 2024 4:20 PM

Looks like the UI needs some catching up. You can do it from the command line.

  • Open Terminal
  • Run `lpstat` to find the print jobs
  • For each print job listed ("foobar_printer-XXX" where the name of the printer is "foobar_printer", and the print job is "XXX"), run `lpmove XXX new_printer`.


You'll see the jobs move in the UI.

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Feb 19, 2024 4:20 PM in response to Ruzicka

Looks like the UI needs some catching up. You can do it from the command line.

  • Open Terminal
  • Run `lpstat` to find the print jobs
  • For each print job listed ("foobar_printer-XXX" where the name of the printer is "foobar_printer", and the print job is "XXX"), run `lpmove XXX new_printer`.


You'll see the jobs move in the UI.

Mac os 14.1.2 move print job to another printer

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