A printing apparatus including: a storage unit configured to store print data a printing unit configured to print the print data; and a control device configured to: erase the print data from the storage unit, when a cancel instruction to cancel printing of the print data stored in the storage unit is detected; generate a log before erasing the print data, the generated log including a first log related to erasing target data which is a portion of the print data to be erased; and store the generated log in a storage device.