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Rocketgirl56

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Q: How do I stop auto updates for an HP printer I no longer have?

I keep getting auto update notices for a printer I have discarded. How do I stop this? Within the last year my "HP" printer quit and I replaced it with a "Brother" printer. It is annoying to keep getting the HP irrelevant update notifications. I removed the HP printer info in the application folder on my hard drive, but that did not help.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jan 7, 2014 12:20 PM

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by Baby Boomer (USofA),

Baby Boomer (USofA) Jan 7, 2014 2:09 PM in response to Rocketgirl56
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Jan 7, 2014 2:09 PM in response to Rocketgirl56

Use Spotlight to search for anything HP. Also, check inside your HOME>Library>Preferences folder & do the same thing. Trash the files & empty the trash. Repair permissions and restart your computer.
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seventy one Jan 7, 2014 3:10 PM in response to Rocketgirl56
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Jan 7, 2014 3:10 PM in response to Rocketgirl56

If you have the App 'Find any File', that will root out any residual bits of an otherwise deleted program or service.

Hello BB (and the flying spray can).
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Baby Boomer (USofA) Jan 7, 2014 3:31 PM in response to seventy one
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Jan 7, 2014 3:31 PM in response to seventy one

I use Find File myself. I think it has been discontinued.
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seventy one Jan 7, 2014 3:40 PM in response to Baby Boomer (USofA)
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Jan 7, 2014 3:40 PM in response to Baby Boomer (USofA)

Greetings BB.

According to the App store, Find any File is available for £5.49 and is found in their utilities section.

But that is the UK store. It may have been discontinued where you are.
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