Q: Voice Update - Samantha 3.0.5
The Software Update for Samantha 3.0.5 keeps coming up under software update. It will not go away. How do I get it to to go away?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS 9.1.x, 17"
Posted on Nov 8, 2013 4:52 PM
Thanks. I dowloaded the Samantha voice but no updates appear in the App Store and I cannot explain the reason it is appearing in yours.
Try this: Quit the App Store.
Select a different System Voice in System Preferences > Dictation & Speech > Text to Speech.
Navigate to the following folder by selecting the entire line (triple-click to select it), then control-click, and from the contextual menu that appears, select Services > Reveal in Finder:
/System/Library/Speech/Voices/Samantha.SpeechVoice
Drag the entire folder to the Trash. You will need to authenticate.
Return to the Text to Speech System Preference and, choose Customize... and select the Samantha voice again. The download is about 500 MB.
Return to the App Store and determine if that resulted in any change.
Posted on Nov 9, 2013 2:27 PM

