If your printer doesn’t use a driver or if you already have a 64-bit driver installed, use the instructions below to resolve other common printer problems in macOS Catalina. What to do if you still have printer problems in macOS Catalina
You need a 64-bit printer driver for macOS Catalina Catalina is the first macOS to exclusively use 64-bit apps.Īpple’s latest software upgrade improves the performance of your Mac by losing its 32-bit architecture. Remove the printer settings from your Library Reset the printing systems in macOS Catalina
Open Mac HD/Library/Printers and trash the Epson folder*ħ. Download the latest printer driver from Ĥ. Select your printer and delete it (click -)ģ. Click Apple…System Preferences…Print & Fax/ScanĢ. You may be able to resolve this by using Apple’s Disk Utility, to repair permissions.ġ. This problem can also cause the computer to run very slow and exhibit print quality issues. Occasionally user permissions associated with files or applications including the printer driver become damaged. Or you can try the following steps on your own.
If you are experiencing this problem you can contact the Epson Pro Imaging tech line at 56 and they can walk you through the work around. Thanks to Jay at Jay Miller Photography for sending us a sample image (below) that is the result of the driver issue and thanks to Jeff at Instaimage for sending us the workaround procedure from Epson (listed below.)
Apparently the latest round of Mac OS updates have caused a conflict with some Epson Stylus Pro Printer drivers. Our inkjet tech team has fielded several calls today regarding an Epson driver issue with regards to Mac OS.