"Unable to convert PostScript file"

[thomasb18318189]

I am on OS X El Capitan and am trying to print to a HP Photosmart 5510 and keep getting the error message "Unable to convert PostScript file" ... what is the fix???

[trickyt57]

I found a simple fix.  Click File==>Print ==>Advanced==>Print as image.

The above works for me using Adobe on a Mac.

[jjanov79]

I've seen that fix suggested a lot; however, what does one do if the option is greyed out?

[Sarah23303058onba]

This workaround significantly reduces print quality (even if I select 300 dpi) so would prefer to find a solution that converts the PostScript files!

[Pankaj27973648idzs]

Try opening the file via Chrome or Safari and print. This worked for me.

[Jack291447802tyf]

I had this same issue today (the "unable to convert PostScript file"). Totally aggravating, as I had two pdfs from the same sender - one printed just fine and the second one did not. I tried printing from Safari, printing in Adobe Acrobat directly. What finally worked was opening the pdf in Preview and printing it from Preview. Totally aggravating and so random! I have been printing pdfs for years with no issue.

[Robert375234686fjy]

Not working for me on Adobe on my MacBook, and the *answer* proposed at top of thread doesn't work (and sends the user to a now defunct non-HP help page).  Can Adobe update this with something more helpful?  Print as Image is greyed out as an option, and nothing else suggested herein works.  PDFs have printed for years on my HP--until now.