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lsbd323
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Q: How do you delete a scanner off the shared in image capture?

I've deleted an old printer off my computer and the scanner is sill showing up on image capture. Anyone know how to delete it off the shared devices on image capture?

MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), OS X El Capitan (10.11.4), Epson XP-430 Scanner/Printer

Posted on May 9, 2016 3:52 PM

by PAHU,Apple recommended
PAHU PAHU
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A:

The Shared section of Image Capture shows network devices that support scanning and the Bonjour protocol. So just by having a multifunction device on the same network that the Mac is on, and even when you don't have this device added to your Mac as a printer, it will still appear under the Shared section of Image Capture. The only way to remove it from the Shared section is to remove it from the Mac's network.

 

If you refer to the image below, I currently only have the MB5300 added to this particular Mac as a printer/scanner. Yet I can see all the devices on the local network that use Bonjour to advertise that they support scanning.

Image_Capture.png

Posted on May 10, 2016 2:06 PM

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Q: How do you delete a scanner off the shared in image capture?

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  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad May 9, 2016 4:20 PM in response to lsbd323
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    May 9, 2016 4:20 PM in response to lsbd323

    Check in the System/Printers & Scanners preference pane and see if the scanner is still listed.  If it is delete it.

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  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit May 9, 2016 4:25 PM in response to lsbd323
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    May 9, 2016 4:25 PM in response to lsbd323

    Open Image Capture then click the eject icon Unknown.jpeg to the right of the scanner name under SHARED.

  • by PAHU,Apple recommended

    PAHU PAHU May 10, 2016 2:06 PM in response to lsbd323
    Level 6 (16,605 points)
    May 10, 2016 2:06 PM in response to lsbd323

    The Shared section of Image Capture shows network devices that support scanning and the Bonjour protocol. So just by having a multifunction device on the same network that the Mac is on, and even when you don't have this device added to your Mac as a printer, it will still appear under the Shared section of Image Capture. The only way to remove it from the Shared section is to remove it from the Mac's network.

     

    If you refer to the image below, I currently only have the MB5300 added to this particular Mac as a printer/scanner. Yet I can see all the devices on the local network that use Bonjour to advertise that they support scanning.

    Image_Capture.png