Printing apparatus

A printing apparatus comprising:

• a printing unit configured with an ejection port surface on which an ejection port array with a plurality of ejection ports that ejects ink being arranged in an array is formed;
• a wiping unit configured with a wiping member for wiping a predetermined area including the ejection port array of the ejection port surface, and configured to wipe the predetermined area by relative movement with the printing unit;
• and
• a control unit configured to control a process executed for the wiping member according to an adhesion amount of ink adhering to an area including the ejection port array and a vicinity of the ejection port array.

A printing apparatus comprising:

• a printing unit configured with an ejection port surface on which an ejection port array with a plurality of ejection ports that ejects ink being arranged in an array is formed;
• a wiping unit configured with a wiping member for wiping a predetermined area including the ejection port array of the ejection port surface, and configured to wipe the predetermined area by relative movement with the printing unit;
• and
• a control unit configured to control a process executed for the wiping member according to a duty or the number of times of ejections based on print data for the ink.