Patent ID: 8451484

Claim:
A printing apparatus that is connectable to a removable medium, the removable medium being configured to store a file generated based on print data upon receiving the print data transmitted from a host computer and to store information for identifying the file in a printer configuration file for the printing apparatus instructed to perform printing processing, the printing apparatus comprising: a determination unit configured to determine whether the printer configuration file of the printing apparatus exists in the removable medium in a case where the printing apparatus is connected to the removable medium via an A plug of the removable medium; and an execution unit configured to read out print data from the removable medium and execute printing processing in a case where the determination unit determines that the printer configuration file of the printing apparatus exists in the removable medium, wherein the removable medium determines whether the printer configuration file of the printing apparatus exists in the removable medium in a case where the printing apparatus is connected to the removable medium via a B plug of the removable medium, and sends print data to the printing apparatus in a case where the removable medium determines the printer configuration file exists in the removable medium.