How To Turn Off ALL Sound Mac Studio Mini?

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How To Turn Off ALL Sound Mac Studio Mini?

Feeling Like a Frustrated Toddler!!! Alert sounds keep coming from my Mac Mini, no matter what settings I turn on or screech profanities at. Certain noises hit a spot in my head and then I can't get anything else done until I've discovered what it is and dealt with it. I can turn off my dogs barking or the farmer mowing his crops miles down the road, BUT this teeny noise has me an inch from doom.

I'm on a Mac Studio Mini M2 Ultra, Tahoe 26.5.1 with 27" display.

Attached is what all I have done. My first Mac was a grey ugly box in 1996 and I graduated, with glee, to the colored iMac (still have it). So, not my first go around with this. I refuse to use the term,. "Not my first rodeo," as that will make me feel like a sad rodeo clown or even sadder bucked off bull rider.

Thought? Ideas? I have shut everything down and rebooted 2x, but will go again if need be. I had hopes of a productive day...

Thanks in advance for any help or ideas. I have gone through everything I could find on here and most of what I found seems to be older.

Toddler in Northern Minnesota

Mac Studio, macOS 26.5

Posted on Jul 7, 2026 9:04 AM

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Answer 1

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Old Toad

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Jul 7, 2026 12:05 PM in response to kathyfrompinewood

Please boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and text again.

Note: if you have a wireless keyboard with rechargeable batteries connect it with its charging cable before booting into Safe Mode. This makes it act as a wired keyboard as will assure a successful boot into Safe Mode.

If you don't have the problem in Safe Mode then there's 3rd party software that's causing the problem. Reboot normally and check again. Post the results.

OT

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kaz-k

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Jul 7, 2026 9:42 AM in response to kathyfrompinewood

Hi,

To instantly mute all sound on your Mac Studio, click the Apple menu  > System Settings > Sound, click Output in the sidebar, and check the Mute box. For a complete silence setup, you should also disable system alerts and UI sound effects.

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Old Toad

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Jul 7, 2026 9:54 AM in response to kathyfrompinewood

What I would do is go to the Sound menu in the Menu bar and set the sound to zero:

Or in the Sound setting pane of the Systems Settings one can mute all sound.

Have you tried any of these solutions?

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Answer 4

Jul 7, 2026 11:14 AM in response to Old Toad

Yep, I've tried every single one of those. Here's another maddening thing...I posted under my Apple account and the answers came to an ancient log-in that we closed due to crazy stuff like this. I've been a member since 2011 (or more) and have asked a LOT of questions and I can't find those! OK, back to the quiet place I need.

Yes, I've tried them all. I had an image attached to the first post, here it is again, it shows screen grabs of all of your generous suggestions. I am just baffled. Maybe I'll try reinstalling os updates again. It might shake the Etch-a-Sketch.

Thank Y'all SO much for taking your time to try and help me! I really do appreciate it. Watch it just be working perfectly in the morning!

Kathy

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