Spool Area Full

[iwouldificould]

I am unable to print and the message I am getting is "spool area full".

I turned off "pop-up windows blocked" as suggested by the IRS (I was trying to print my tax return.) That was no help.

After looking at a bunch of different suggestions I finally tried HP's and that was to uninstall my printer, turn my computer off/on and reinstall my printer.

I did all that and the message is still there -- "spool area full" and I am unable to print.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[RnRMusicMan]

Hi @iwouldificould,

Welcome to the HP Forums!

I understand that you cannot print with your HP Officejet pro 8600 on Mac OS X 10.6 as you are getting the, "Spool Area Full," error message. I am sorry to hear this, but happy to help!

I would suggest the following steps: 

• Uninstall the software. Uninstalling the Printer Software.
• Reset the printing system. Mac OS X: How to reset the printing system.
• Verify and repair disk permissions. Video: How To Repair Disk Permissions in Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6.
• Reinstall the full feature software and drivers. HP Officejet Pro Full Feature Software and Driver - Mac OS X 10.6, OS X 10.7, OS X 10.8.

Hope these steps resolve your issue, and thank you for posting!