Sound, when drag copying a file into a folder in finder has stopped working. How do I get it back?

Hi there. I recently noticed that the 'dung' noise that usually accompanies me drag copying a file into a new folder in finder has stopped working. Noise is still coming out of my speakers for 'Music' etc, but for some reason the noise that accompanies a file copy when I have the finder opened has stopped working. How do I get this back? I haven't touched any of my iMacs settings. Is there a shortcut that I've inadvertently activated without realising? Any help greatly appreciated.

iMac 24″, macOS 14.4

Posted on Jun 24, 2024 1:16 AM

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Jun 24, 2024 8:35 AM in response to richardesigner

richardesigner wrote:

Hi there. I recently noticed that the 'dung' noise that usually accompanies me drag copying a file into a new folder in finder has stopped working. Noise is still coming out of my speakers for 'Music' etc, but for some reason the noise that accompanies a file copy when I have the finder opened has stopped working. How do I get this back? I haven't touched any of my iMacs settings. Is there a shortcut that I've inadvertently activated without realising? Any help greatly appreciated.

You can verify your Sound settings...





if no insight or resolve to trouble shoot further you can:


—A SafeBoot Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies


Does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled temporarily.

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.


This test will tell you if third party interference; most extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.



—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Change Users & Groups settings on Mac - Apple Support


This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account. 



unplug all non-essential peripherals when testing


Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus

all known to cause issues on the macOS




Sound, when drag copying a file into a folder in finder has stopped working. How do I get it back?

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