macOS shows 'Filter failed' or 'Stopped'
CUPS filter mismatch, often after macOS upgrade.
Try this first
- 1Remove and re-add printer
- 2Install driver from vendor site instead of 'Generic PostScript'
- 3CUPS web UI localhost:631, read job error
When to bring us in
Reset printing system (right-click in printer list), re-add all printers.
See also
- Printer suddenly not foundFor everyone at once: print server or network. For one person: local Windows driver or expired authorisation.
- Print job stuck in queue, nothing happensA stuck queue blocks all subsequent prints. Cleaning takes two minutes.
- Scanner no longer sends emails (scan-to-email)Almost always: the account the scanner uses had its password expire, or the mail provider blocks old protocols.
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