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Using command line instructions to delete printer drivers

You can use command-line functions for removal of the printer and corresponding printer driver on Windows and macOS.

Uninstall Windows printer drivers

You can use the Fiery Printer Delete Utility from the Command Prompt to remove a printer and corresponding printer driver with command-line functions on a Windows operating system.

The latest version of the Visual C++ Redistributable package must be installed on the computer where the Fiery Printer Delete Utility is running.

  1. Install the Fiery Printer Delete Utility using WebTools.
    1. Start your Internet or intranet browser and type the DNS name or IP address of the Fiery server.
    2. Expand Software Downloads.
    3. Click the Printer Drivers link under the Windows tab and follow the on-screen instructions to install.
    4. Navigate to the local folder where the printer driver files were downloaded and double-click the Fiery Printer Delete Utility folder.
    5. Double-click setup.exe and follow the on-screen instructions to install the utility.
  2. Start Command Prompt as an administrator on your Windows system and navigate to the path where the Fiery Printer Delete Utility is installed. It is installed in the \Program Files\Fiery\Applications3\PrinterDeleteUtility folder.
  3. Type the following command: Start /wait Printer Delete Utility.exe [options]

    The [options] can be any of the following:

    -rmPrints Removes all the printers
    -p \"\Printer1, Printer2\"\ Removes specified printers. Printer names must be separated by a comma and the complete list should be enclosed within \"\ \"\.
    -getInstalledPrinters Gets a list of all printers using Fiery Drivers.

Uninstall macOS printer drivers

You can use the Fiery Software Uninstaller from the Terminal application to remove a printer and corresponding printer driver with command-line functions on macOS.

During the uninstall process, the Fiery Software Uninstaller will not ask for any confirmation from the user, such as to close running applications or ask to retain preferences.

If an application is running, it will be closed and the uninstall will proceed without any confirmation from the user.

  1. Open the Terminal application.
  2. Type sudo FSU -s CurrentUserName Flag

    Where CurrentUserName can be provided as \”$USER\” or `whoami`. It is used to get the location of the user specific Library/Preferences folder.

    Where FSU is /Fiery Software Uninstaller.app/Contents/MacOS/Fiery Software Uninstaller.

    The [flags] can be any of the following:

    - rmAll Removes all Fiery applications, printers and drivers.
    - rmApps Removes all Fiery applications.
    -rmPrints Removes all printers.
    -rmDrivs Removes all Fiery Drivers.
    -a “App1, App2” Removes specified applications. Application names must be separated by comma and the complete list should be enclosed within parentheses, “ “.
    -arp "App1, App2" Remove specified applications but retain their preference files. For example, for "Fiery Command WorkStation".
    -p “Printer1, Printer2” Remove specified printers. Printer names must be separated by comma and complete list should be enclosed within parentheses, “ “.
    -d “Driver1, Driver2” Removes specified drivers. Driver names must be separated by comma and complete list should be enclosed within parentheses, “ “.
    -getAllInstalledProducts Gets a list of all installed products.
    -getInstalledDrivers Gets a list of all installed Fiery Drivers.
    -getInstalledPrinters Gets a list of all installed printers.

The following are examples of removing a printer driver with the Fiery Software Uninstaller command-line functions.

sudo    FSU    -s    “$USER” - rmAll
sudo    FSU    -s    “$USER” -rmApps
sudo    FSU    -s    “$USER” -rmPrints
sudo    FSU    -s    “$USER” -rmDrivs
sudo    FSU    -s    “$USER” -getAllInstalledProducts
sudo    FSU    -s    “$USER” -getInstalledDrivers
sudo    FSU    -s    “$USER” -getInstalledPrinters
sudo    FSU    -s    “$USER” -a “Command WorkStation 5, HotFolders”
sudo    FSU    -s    “$USER” -p “10.210.12.24 , 10.210.34.45”
sudo    FSU    -s    “$USER” -d “Driver1, Driver2”