Where is the OS X Volume Change Feedback Sound File located?

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I upgraded Yosemite, and turns out they changed the "pop" sound that plays when you change the volume. I have another Mac, which is on Mavericks, and I would like to get the old sound back.

I saw Where are the Mac OS X alert sound files located?, and it is NOT there in Macintosh HD ▸ System ▸ Library ▸ Sounds

Any help would be appreciated.

score 14 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 29 '14 at 10:54

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The volume up/down feedback audio file is called volume.aiff and is located in:

/System/Library/LoginPlugins/BezelServices.loginPlugin/Contents/Resources/

edited Oct 29 '14 at 10:54

Graham Miln

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answered Oct 17 '14 at 18:21

Patrick McMahon

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Thanks very much!
How did you think of looking in there? This information might be useful in other cases too!
– gunner Oct 17 '14 at 18:26
To be perfectly honest... I googled your question, word for word.
I knew it was in /System/Library, however I didn't remember the exact path.
– Patrick McMahon Oct 17 '14 at 18:27
Huh! That's embarassing (for me)! – gunner Oct 17 '14 at 18:30
@gunner I was working on this answer, but Patrick was faster by one minute:) I did this in Terminal: cd /System/Library && find . -name *.aiff. – Mateusz Szlosek Oct 20 '14 at 11:06

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 03 '14 at 01:19

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Go to System Preference > Sound, and check "Play feedback when volume is changed".

You may have to restart your computer if it doesn't work when you check it. I did and now it works.

edited Nov 03 '14 at 01:19

Jawa

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answered Nov 02 '14 at 22:55

Mike

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That wasn't my question. – gunner Nov 04 '14 at 05:45

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 16 '15 at 21:59

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The volume up/down feedback audio file is called volume.aiff and is located in:

/System/Library/LoginPlugins/BezelServices.loginPlugin/Contents/Resources/ Then you may need to restart terminal and your computer if you are editing that file.

answered Aug 16 '15 at 21:59

Tom Tamaira

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I'm unable to find "LoginPlugins" on my MacBook Pro running OS X 10.10.4 "Yosemite". – RedEagle2000 Aug 16 '15 at 22:05
Verified I have that folder and file (OS X 10.10.5). Odd that it is not on your system. – Steve Chambers Aug 16 '15 at 22:46
Any idea how to do this for Monterey 12.5.1? I'm used to changing the volume.aiff file to the "legacy" one, but I don't seem to have permissions on my new sytem. – scottperezfox Aug 28 '22 at 23:30

score -2 · Answer 4 · answered May 01 '18 at 20:34

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I use FindAnyFile from the app store to find any file anywhere on my Mac. I've had it for ages and couldn't live without it...

answered May 01 '18 at 20:34

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