What does NTSTATUS 0xC00000C6 (STATUS_PRINT_QUEUE_FULL) mean?

 
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STATUS_BAD_REMOTE_ADAPTER STATUS_NO_SPOOL_SPACE

STATUS_PRINT_QUEUE_FULL

The print queue cannot accept another job

This status reports a queue-capacity limit rather than a paper or printer-engine failure. The limit can be imposed by the spooler, a remote print server, a legacy protocol, or a device that exposes only a bounded number of pending commands.

Determine whether jobs are actively draining or stuck in spooling, printing, deleting, or error states. Increasing a limit without clearing the underlying blockage can consume more disk space and memory. On shared servers, identify the owners and sizes of retained jobs before removing them.

What to inspect

  • Enumerate queue positions, statuses, owners, sizes, and submission times.
  • Check printer and port health to determine why completed jobs are not leaving the queue.
  • Cancel only confirmed stale jobs and preserve evidence for recurring queue saturation.

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