topic Re: Remove old printers/plotters in AutoCAD Forum

Remove old printers/plotters

ferrisb — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:00:21 GMT

I have some old printers that I no longer use, but they still shown up in acad.

How do I remove them from the acad list of printers

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

imadHabash — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:06:20 GMT

Hi,

you can delete any .pc3 from File > Plotter Manager. and hide system printers from Options > Plot and publish (same image you attache).

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

john.vellek — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:08:08 GMT

Hi @ferrisb,

Have you removed the drivers for the printers from your Windows? Are you seeing PC3 files that were custom? Here is an article on hiding System printers.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

john.vellek — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:49:36 GMT

Hi @ferrisb,

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Re: Remove old printers/plotters

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 10:32:58 GMT

For Removing the old printers.You can delete any pc3 from File > Plotter Manager. and hide system printers from Options > Plot and publish exactly the same image you have attached. Or you can also take the instruction from the

https://goo.gl/VS81cM and hopefully it will help you.

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 17:27:03 GMT

Remove old printers/plotters. you can delete any .pc3 from File > Plotter Manager. and hide system printers from Options > Plot and publish.

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Re: Remove old printers/plotters

epcropp — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 16:25:02 GMT

I went into printer manager and accessed the pc3 folder but the printers on the list in the plot command weren't listed there. Any other suggestions?

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

Alfred.NESWADBA — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 16:35:13 GMT

Hi,

>> I went into printer manager and accessed the pc3 folder

>> but the printers on the list in the plot command weren't

>> listed there.

Listed where? In the plot-dialog as available devices or in the Windows Explorer started by command _PLOTMANAGER and showing the PC3-files?

- alfred -

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

imadHabash — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 08:03:54 GMT

Hi,

type PLOTTERMANAGER in the command line to get the below image .

Please ... confirm that ?

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

epcropp — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:18:45 GMT

When I enter the plot command in AutoCAD, old plotters and printers that I
have used in the past create a dialog box that says that printer is not
available. These printers do not appear as pc3 files in the plot manager
command nor in the drop down of plotters in the AutoCAD plot command. Don't
know how to get rid of these "ghost printers".

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

Alfred.NESWADBA — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:26:02 GMT

Hi,

>> plot command in AutoCAD, old plotters and printers that I
>> have used in the past create a dialog box that says that printer is not
>> available

>> Don't know how to get rid of these "ghost printers"

Well, if you have a dwg-file, that has a pagesetup with the assigned plotter "HPDJ1055" AutoCAD searches for a plotter with that name. If that plotter does not exist any more AutoCAD shows this message as it does not know how to plot this layout now.

The only way to get that working is to open the dwg-file, open _PAGESETUP or _PLOT dialogs and assign these layouts new devices, that exists now.

- alfred -

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

deviljurtan954 — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:52:43 GMT

Remove old printers/plotters. you can delete any. pc3 from File > Plotter Manager. and hide system Bluetooth thermal printer from Options > Plot and publish.

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

anne.devries — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:41:13 GMT

For the Window Printers, use the Windows Printers & scanners Settings and choose the old printers and Delete there. Then they will not show up in AutoCAD.

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

nicholas.santorso2 — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:41:30 GMT

Where is File> PLot Manager?

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

cadffm — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:59:21 GMT

Hi,

Command OPTIONS > Files > Plotter manager

See your path..

But as already stated, there is a command for it (see above), type in:

Plottermanager<enterhit>

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

cadffm — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:00:35 GMT

and for non- .pc3 printers, you have to jninstall them from your windows.

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

nicholas.santorso2 — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:00:38 GMT

None of this worked for me. I've deleted all the old .pc3 and .pmp files and everything still show in the AutoCad Printer drop down.

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

cadffm — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:06:10 GMT

Also after Acad Restart, All NOT?

Pretty sure: Not

But I am learning new things every week.

Share your screeshots of

-where you can see the old printer

-the paths in your Options/Files/Printer.. nodes

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

nicholas.santorso2 — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:01:55 GMT

Yes, even after AutoCAD relaunch. I can't do a screen shot as I have 4 screens and the snip won't work. I also don't see an option to upload a screen shot here.

Re: Remove old printers/plotters

cadffm — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:08:54 GMT

Hi,

>>" I can't do a screen shot as I have 4 screens"

Whether one or six screens, it doesn't matter.

>>" I also don't see an option to upload a screen shot here"

Different language, but the same place. [Reply] to my post and scroll down, see the BROWSE link: