OSX Sierra hangs when accessing Printers

there is a situation that I can't resolve. It is related to the "Printer & Scanner" service on the Sierra. When I upgraded to it any app which tries to resolve the printer list crashes, including the System Preferences.

I've already tried copying the default settings file:

sudo cp /etc/cups/cupsd.conf /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.old

sudo cp /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.default /etc/cups/cupsd.conf

That didn't help.. So in a nutshell, I can't use the printing on my laptop, including 'export to pdf' on Chrome. Do you know what might be happening here?

Thanks!


Solution 1:

  1. Boot to Safe Mode by holding shift on boot.
  2. In System PreferencesPrinters & Scanners, right-click on any printer and choose Reset printing system… and enter your administrator password.

If you still can't open the printers list in Safe Mode, temporarily move the contents of /Library/Printers elsewhere, reboot to Safe Mode once more, then try the steps above again.