QuickDraw GX: Desktop Printers Can‘t Be Thrown Away (9/95)


I cannot throw away my QuickDraw GX Desktop printer; an error message tells me it is busy.

After creating and using a desktop printer, it cannot be moved off of the desktop or be thrown away. When you attempt to move the desktop printer to a folder or the Trash, the following error message is displayed: "The desktop printer cannot be moved off the desktop because it is busy."

In order to throw away a desktop printer, you must first quit from all of the applications that printed to it.


Article Change History:
14 Sep 1995 - Changed title.
01 Sep 1995 - Reviewed for technical accuracy.
30 Aug 1995 - Changed title.

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Published Date: Feb 19, 2012