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Mac os 14.1.2 move print job to another printer

It used to be possible to drag and drop a print job from one printer queue to another printer simply by dragging and dropping. With recent updates, that no longer seems to be possible. So if a print job gets sent to wrong printer, how can it be moved to the desired printer?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.1

Posted on Dec 9, 2023 9:03 PM

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Posted on Apr 24, 2024 5:04 PM

Please add me to the list of disgruntled customers who strongly believe the printing software was better when it allowed the user more options. Stop taking away features and calling them product updates! The ability to perform this very simple function was an important feature in optimizing our workflow.

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Apr 24, 2024 5:04 PM in response to Ruzicka

Please add me to the list of disgruntled customers who strongly believe the printing software was better when it allowed the user more options. Stop taking away features and calling them product updates! The ability to perform this very simple function was an important feature in optimizing our workflow.

Feb 19, 2024 4:20 PM in response to Ruzicka

Looks like the UI needs some catching up. You can do it from the command line.

  • Open Terminal
  • Run `lpstat` to find the print jobs
  • For each print job listed ("foobar_printer-XXX" where the name of the printer is "foobar_printer", and the print job is "XXX"), run `lpmove XXX new_printer`.


You'll see the jobs move in the UI.

Aug 7, 2024 8:49 AM in response to Fingerli

Upvoted to what end? Neither Apple nor Apple product teams participate (e.g. read/reply) to posts in these fellow user-supported communities, so comments posted here are never seen by the product development teams.


That is why one can directly submit a feature request to the macOS product team by the approved approach to contact them.

Mac os 14.1.2 move print job to another printer

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