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Are there any documents held in a printer's memory?

Anonymous
2012-06-24T07:40:07+00:00

I am searching for a recent document and can't locate it in my computer.  As I printed it, I hope there is a memory in the printer so I can recover this page.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-06-24T09:52:13+00:00

    For most home printers, no, the documents you print are not stored in memory.  Some printers come with internal hard drives and might buffer or store copies temporarily but if that's the case your printer's manual or support web site should say so.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-06-24T15:24:29+00:00

    On Sun, 24 Jun 2012 07:40:07 +0000, sunshineVQ wrote:

    I am searching for a recent document and can't locate it in my computer.

    Have you done a search? If Windows search doesn't find it, you might
    want to try a third party search program like the excellent and free
    Agent Ransack.

    As I printed it, I hope there is a memory in the printer so I can recover this page.

    Probably not. Worst case, if the file is gone, you should be able to
    scan it and OCR the scanned image. If you don't have a scanner, you
    can ask a friend with one to help you.

    Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-10-16T02:02:14+00:00

    where did my document go????

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