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Apple Users

Lionel Mandrake

(4,123 posts) Mon Aug 27, 2012, 11:49 AM Aug 2012

Silent Mail Syndrome

Both of my Macs have developed Silent Mail Syndrome. New messages arrive without making a noise. When I send a message, there is no whooshing sound. WTF?

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Silent Mail Syndrome (Original Post) Lionel Mandrake Aug 2012 OP

I suffer from the silent boot up syndrome NV Whino Aug 2012 #1

Have you tried resetting your alert sounds ... or checking if 'mute' has been pressed? REP Aug 2012 #2

I don't know where to find any of that stuff. Lionel Mandrake Aug 2012 #3

System preference control panel REP Aug 2012 #4

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

1. I suffer from the silent boot up syndrome

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Original post)

Mon Aug 27, 2012, 04:18 PM

Aug 2012

Hard drive crashed. An apple genius fixed it. It has never bonged since.

REP

(21,691 posts)

2. Have you tried resetting your alert sounds ... or checking if 'mute' has been pressed?

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Original post)

Mon Aug 27, 2012, 07:59 PM

Aug 2012

Sent mail sound is called 'swoosh;' new mail alert I believe is 'ding.' (I have mine all reset to custom sounds.)

Lionel Mandrake

(4,123 posts)

3. I don't know where to find any of that stuff.

Reply to REP (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 27, 2012, 08:52 PM

Aug 2012

And another thing: when I click on the envelope icon to check for new messages, there should be a brief tone if there are no new messages. That sound has also disappeared.

Perhaps I should mention that the Silent Mail Syndrome on one of my Macs started when I downloaded the newest version of "Mountain Lion", OS X 10.8.1.

REP

(21,691 posts)

4. System preference control panel

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 12:47 AM

Aug 2012

If you need more help, PM me and I'll take screen shots.

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