Mac os Monterey, Epson printer driver UNinstall
I have just upgraded my 2014 MacMini (Intel) to Monterey and my Epson R2400 printer (USB only) will no longer work properly.
I have downloaded from the Epson website the following -
an apparently compatible driver, Legacy_StylusPhotoR_1262_AM.dmg ,
an Uninstaller, Uninstaller_132.dmg ,
and something called Common Updater for Apple Software Update v2.18 , which has EPIJPrinterPatch_P204.dmg inside the folder.
I have not yet installed any of these.
First question - Do I need all of these, or only the driver?
Second question below. I believe I should uninstall the present printer.
I've read a lot about how to delete a printer. I believe you should
1 - unplug the cables, power and USB.
2 - remove the printer via System Preferences - Printers and Scanners
3 - find the driver in MacHD - Library - PPDs - Contents - Resources . It is called EpsonStylusPhotoR2400.gz
4 - I also read that you should find all traces of Epson stuff in various folders in ~Library,and trash them ie -
~/Library/Cache
~/Library/Preferences
~/Library/Logs
~/Library/Application Support
~/Library/Containers
~/Library/Printers
5 Empty the Trash
Now, please can I ask,
A) is it necessary to do all that?
B) if it is, or if it is advisable, then this question. - I believe it is possible to alter the names of the things you want to remove, rather than removing them. Something like adding 'old' to the name, or a dot . in front of the name. I read this ages ago and can't remember exactly what you do.
Why I'm asking is that once I have really deleted everything, they're gone for ever.
The only other way I can think of not losing them is a very laborious copying to an external drive with clear annotation of where they came from in case I need to put them back.
I'm sorry this is long-winded. I hope you can understand what I'm asking and my reasons.
Thanks.
