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"
Where are you encountering this software update? App Store?
i am using software update which lauches App store. The other updates work fine
Thanks. I'm trying to find anything related to Samantha in the App Store, and can't. Perhaps the following Apple Support document will help:
Mac App Store: Hiding and unhiding purchases
That's assuming you are using OS X "Mavericks". For earlier versions that used Software Update, read:
Yes, I am using OSX Mavericks. What is interesting is it shows I downloaded the Voice Update - Samanta 3.0.5 several times already but it still shows as an available update. Then with I click update, it changes to installed but it still shows it as an update available.
Did you try using the Update All button, at the upper right of the Updates pane?
Yes, Update All gives the same results
Follow this procedure to enable the App Store's Debug menu so that you can reset the App Store:
You will need to locate the Terminal app in your Mac's Utilities folder. It looks like this:
Find it by selecting Utilities from the Finder's Go menu.
Open Terminal.
Copy (triple-click to select the entire line) and Paste the following line into the Terminal window, followed by the Return or Enter key:
defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -bool true
Quit the App Store and re-open it. There will be a new menu in the App Store named "Debug". From that menu first select Clear Cookies, and then Reset Application. Nothing will appear to happen.
Determine if that solves the problem.
You can leave the Debug menu present, but if you want to get rid of it choose Enable Debug Menu, and then quit the App Store. Next time you launch the App Store the Debug menu will be gone.
I see the debug menu tried your ideas but it still shows up as one update available: As you can see it also shows it already installed
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.
Thank you. That fixed the problem
Voice Update - Samantha 3.0.5
