Updated to Tahoe (macOS 26) and now printers do not print

Thank you leroydouglas

This part :

I would verify some settings—

>System Setting> Privacy & Security> Local Network toggle on all related

worked for me. The problem was with an Epson ET-16650

Offering my experience with the similar issue regarding an Apple MacOS update to Tahoe, full transparency I cannot identify which update. I'm currently on Tahoe 26.3.1. Had a very similar issue in that the print dialog for a HP LaserJet Pro M428f-M429f that worked perfectly over WIFI stopped printing from my MacBook Pro. I conducted many searches both on this site and others. One curious anomaly was the "Print on Both Sides of Paper" checkbox wasn't present in the printer dialog box. It made me curious about the possibility of the driver being incorrect. As noted, after seeing repeated posts in Apple related sites with a great deal of not helpful churn about privacy seeing and AirPrint discussions. I decided to go to the HP site and download the HP Driver (I read some discussion that seemed to indicate that Apple AirPrint over rides the HP Drivers(?) Would appreciate an Apple agent responding to this. Bad call on Apple's part). I downloaded and installed the driver and the "Print on Both Sides of Paper" checkbox re-appeard and I am once again able to print from my MacBook Pro to the HP LaserJet Pro M428f-M429f. I navigated to the HP Set up your new printer site and selected the second "Install HP EasySmart" since it included the print drivers. I am disappointment that Apple didn't offer this as a solution.

(I read some discussion that seemed to indicate that Apple AirPrint over rides the HP Drivers(?) Would appreciate an Apple agent responding to this.

AirPrint is a driver like any other. When you set up a printer, you can choose whatever driver you want to use. Technically, all print drivers will override another if you choose it over the others.

Bad call on Apple's part). I downloaded and installed the driver and the "Print on Both Sides of Paper" checkbox re-appeard and I am once again able to print from my MacBook Pro to the HP LaserJet Pro M428f-M429f. I navigated to the HP Set up your new printer site and selected the second "Install HP EasySmart" since it included the print drivers. I am disappointment that Apple didn't offer this as a solution.

See the “Use” option in the add printer guide. Add a printer to your printer list so you can use it on Mac - Apple Support

Seems like they offer it as a solution.

Had the same issue, and while I seemed to have gotten to a point where it was "connected to printer" when looking at the print center jobs, it would then say "none" and cycle through being connected and seeming to be not connected. So this is what finally worked for me:

system settings > clicking on the printer > printer queue, then from the File drop down: "Reset Printing System". Yes, this did remove the printer and I had to add it back in but unlike several attempts before that had me deleting and adding the printer back in, this time not only did it 1) clear the printer cache which I had assumed was being cleared adequately when I would hit the x by the document that wasn't printing, 2) when I went back in to add the printer, the printer was there waiting on me under default printers and it was now listed as "Bonjour Multifunction" which seems to be Apple's multifunction printer tech (I have a copy/fax/printer). Hope you get your problem resolved!

I have a Canon MF4350d and after the Tahoe install on a Macbook Air M3, the printer disappeared.

Okay, so I did the above step:

From the Finder>Go>Go To Folder, copy & paste:

/var/log/cups

And deleted the log file. Went back into the Add Printers menu and there was the printer. I could add it again and it prints.

So, I've been dealing with this for a few weeks since I updated to Tahoe 26.1 and then 26.2. None of the printers at work would connect or print, and tech support was clueless. At home, my laser printer wouldn't connect as well (it connected, but would stay in "pause" mode). My home printer is a Brother Printer and work is Canon. Regardless, none of them worked until...

I dove in and uninstalled previous printers from the MacHD library. It seems like some of the third party printer identification programs - like PaperCut, for example - were preventing my current printers from completing the jobs. I'll check again at work tomorrow, but for my home printer (Brother), it seems to be working now without issue.

Okay, I had this problem too, and I read everything on the internet. I even did some of the terminal steps that one blog post recommended - if you are unfamiliar with terminal do not run these, and even if you are, they did not work.

I have just had a call with Apple Support, and I recommend folks to follow these steps, so you don't have to do everything I did to get my business back up and printing!

You've probably tried a few of these already, if you have, skip to the removing network and VPN (4 and 5)

1. Reset the printing system (go to Printers and Scanners, then control+click the printers list and click reset printing system)
2. Try to re-add the printer
3. Try to re-add the printer via the IP option (you will need to get your printers IP address, use your printer for this, there should be a network configuration print report available somewhere in your manufacturers instructions)
4. Check under your VPN settings -> If you have a VPN installed, remove it from your VPN configurations
5. Check your network settings -> Remove your current network settings (save password beforehand or have it available), as in not just disconnect, but forget the network
6. Reconnect to your network
7. Try printing
8. If printing works, re-add your VPN

For me, I tried all of these things, I've even run a re-install of MacOS. The steps that worked are 4 and 5, once I had done that, I was able to print again.

Some handy commands:

# Checks for any printers

lpstat -p

# Checks your local network for printers

dns-sd -B _printer._tcp

I called Mac Support and confirmed my Print Centre can't print and paused. No solution from apple for my Mac Air M3 (OS Tahoe 26.3.1). The solution is to download HP Printer App and operate from there. I hope Apple fix the Mac Print Centre problem soonest possible.

>System Setting> Privacy & Security> Local Network toggle on all related

I had nearly the same experience - I blame random cosmic rays flipped a switch ( I know I never **d ).

Interestingly, I got the best hint from a Google search:

mister_woo wrote:

After a clean install, the printers are now working.

Good computing mister_woo .! Appreciate your feedback.

ReReX wrote:

Thank you leroydouglas

This part :

I would verify some settings—

>System Setting> Privacy & Security> Local Network toggle on all related

worked for me. The problem was with an Epson ET-16650

Appreciate your feedback here ReReX

My issue was with trying to print a pdf file. I uninstalled and re-installed Acrobat and it started working.

Tip for creative cloud users, uninstall from the CC website instead of just dragging the app to the trash bin.

For the recent update (Tahoe 26.2), my printer (HP Color LaserJet Pro 4201) stopped working. To resolve, I disabled the WiFi on the PRINTER and enabled the WiFi again which connected the printer to the network and allowed my computer to find it again. For some reason, the printer wasn't connected to the network and could not be found.

I finally solved the problem that almost drove me crazy by:

1. Removing the custom paper size that always appeared as default in the print dialog box even though the default paper size was A4!, and then
2. Removing and adding again my USB printer in System Settings-->Printers & Scanners.

Good luck!