Patent ID: 8243299

Claim:
A printing apparatus, comprising: an execution request receiving unit configured to receive an execution request for a specific type of job executing a post-processing by a post-processor connected to a printer without printing by the printer; a first controlling unit configured to cause the post-processor to execute the post-processing for a first printed matter previously generated for the specific type of job without printing by the printer in a case where said execution request receiving unit receives the execution request; a print data receiving unit configured to receive, for recovery of the first printed matter, print data used for generating a second printed matter corresponding to the first printed matter; a second controlling unit configured to cause the printer to generate the second printed matter in accordance with the print data received by said print data receiving unit, in a case where an interruption factor occurs while the post-processing for the first printed matter is executed; and a deleting unit configured to delete the print data in a case where the post-processing for the first printed matter is completed.