Printers
The /Library/Printers folder stores printer drivers, PPDs, and related printing resources used by macOS and installed printer software.
What is Printers?
/Library/Printers is a system-level folder used by macOS and printer manufacturer software to store printer drivers, printer description files, plug-ins, and other resources needed for printing. People usually encounter it when troubleshooting printer setup, removing old printer support files, or checking disk usage related to installed printers and scanner packages.
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Safety overview
Status: Use with caution
This folder is part of the shared system library area. Its contents are often needed for currently installed printers or multifunction devices. Removing files here can break printing, scanning, printer setup, or vendor utilities, and it may affect all users on the Mac.
Recommendation: Keep this folder and be cautious with its contents. If you no longer use a specific printer brand or old printer model, review related vendor files and remove only clearly unused printer software, ideally by uninstalling the manufacturer package or deleting the printer from System Settings first. Do not remove files here unless you are sure they belong to unused hardware.
File path
/Library/Printers
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