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Title: How to disable CUPS printer job history on macOS
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Description: Learn how to disable CUPS printer job history on macOS.
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Author: Sun Knudsen <https://github.com/sunknudsen>
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Contributors: Sun Knudsen <https://github.com/sunknudsen>, Carl P. Corliss <https://github.com/rabbitt>
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Reviewers:
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Publication date: 2022-10-29T13:05:18.112Z
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# How to disable CUPS printer job history on macOS
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[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAgfeVNKdoo "macOS stores a copy of everything one prints forever")
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## Requirements
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- Computer running macOS Monterey or Ventura
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## Setup guide
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### Step 1: clear job history
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> Heads-up: purges `/var/spool/cups`.
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```shell
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$ cancel -a -x
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```
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### Step 2: create `/usr/local/sbin` directory
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```shell
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sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/sbin
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sudo chown ${USER}:admin /usr/local/sbin
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```
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### Step 3: create `cups.sh` script (see CUPS [docs](https://www.cups.org/doc/man-cupsd.conf.html))
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```shell
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cat << "EOF" > /usr/local/sbin/cups.sh
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#! /bin/sh
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set -e
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if cupsctl | grep PreserveJobHistory=no > /dev/null 2>&1; then
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exit 0
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fi
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cupsctl MaxJobTime=5m PreserveJobFiles=no PreserveJobHistory=no
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EOF
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```
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### Step 4: make `cups.sh` executable
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```shell
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chmod +x /usr/local/sbin/cups.sh
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```
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### Step 5: create `local.cups.plist` launch daemon
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> Heads-up: used to make sure user-defined config persists macOS updates.
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```shell
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cat << "EOF" | sudo tee /Library/LaunchDaemons/local.cups.plist
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
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<plist version="1.0">
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<dict>
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<key>Label</key>
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<string>local.cups</string>
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<key>ProgramArguments</key>
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<array>
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<string>/usr/local/sbin/cups.sh</string>
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</array>
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<key>RunAtLoad</key>
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<true/>
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</dict>
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</plist>
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EOF
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```
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### Step 6: reboot
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👍
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---
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## Want things back the way they were before following this guide? No problem!
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### Step 1: delete `cups.sh` script
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```shell
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sudo rm /usr/local/sbin/cups.sh
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```
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### Step 2: delete `local.cups.plist` launch daemon
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```shell
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sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/local.cups.plist
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```
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### Step 3: revert user-defined config to CUPS defaults
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```shell
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cupsctl MaxJobTime= PreserveJobFiles= PreserveJobHistory=
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```
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### Step 4: reboot
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👍
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