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We assume PrintFilterPipelineSVC is creating the TMP files in the spool folder and not getting deleted after print is done.
Hi, to change the spool directory open Print Management Console on the print server. Right click on the printer server name and select Properties. The spool folder can be changed in this UI. With a VM, I typically spin up vhd just for the spool folder. The spool folder can't be just a drive letter so I use d:\spool or c:\spool with a single disk. The configuration takes affect immediately but the spooler will actually track spool files in both locations until the service is restarted.
Hi Alan,
I have created a spool folder in D drive as described above.
I have restarted the Print Spooler service and gave print to check if the files are storing in the spool folder created in D drive. But, no files are created in it. It stores in the default spool directory as discussed before C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS
Hi something is wrong. Steve Kiraly, the developer who made this work, is good as gold. You are on the Print Server, correct?
Hi Alan,
Yes, I have created the folder on the same machine where the printer driver is installed. Restarted the print spooler service. Please let me know if I have misunderstood or missed some steps to be followed.
You can also avoid these tmp files by using a Type 3 driver rather than a Type 4 but maybe you are using Type 4 drivers so the clients don't download software from the print server.