Yosemite Image Capture Does Not Retain Scanner Settings

I scan almost all my paper documents using Image Capture.

I use Epson WF-3520 All-in-One Printer/Scanner.

Downloaded latest Apple software for Epson WF-3520 (Version 9.04) at OS X: Printer and scanner software available for download - Apple Support


Prior to installation of Yosemite, and download of Apple software for Epson WF-3520 (Version 9.04), the scanner settings I entered remained persistent.

(These settings are: Scan Mode: Document Feeder, Kind: Color, Resolution: 300 dpi, Size: US Letter, Orientation: Duplex, Scan To: Documents, Format:PDF)


Now, after Yosemite installation, upon opening Image Capture, the settings always revert back to what must be default settings and I have to change them all back to my preferences, which becomes frustrating after repeating the process a number of times. The settings in the Epson Scan software, however, do remain persistent.


I have opened the the following files looking for a <key> entry to specify my desired settings to Image Capture, but have not found the setting locations in these files:

~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Image_Capture.plist

~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.ImageCaptureService.plist

~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.imagent.plist

~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.ImageCapture2.908(restofID).plist

~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.ImageCaptureExtension2.908(restofID).plis t

~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Image_Capture.plist.(4 files with various 7 characters here)

/Library/Image Capture/Devices/EPSON Scanner


Please provide any information you can to help me resolve this issue. Thanks.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10), OS X Server Yosemite

Posted on Nov 8, 2014 12:48 PM

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Jan 21, 2016 7:04 AM in response to sachama

Hi !

I maybe have an answer to the "not retaining default settings in image capture".


- From your printer / system preferences, select the scanner (or device within a multi function printer).

- Launch the scan app from there.

- Scan, change your settings as you want them to be as defaults

- Close the app


Next time you open "image capture", it seems that the default setting are now ... retained as you just set them.


My explanation is that image capture wouldn't "write" in the imagecapturepreference.plist file, but the native printer/scan app does.


Regards, and hope it will help

Jean

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