Hi, >From what I recall from previous threads on this subject, deleting Daniel from >the System voices folder will do the trick. It's not a place that people >usually go and may give you grief when you try to delete him, but it's worth a >try.
Go to System, Library, Speech, Voices. Daniel is likely in there. Do not delete other built-in voices as you may cause yourself unwanted grief and files in these locations often have unexpected purposes. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jan 11, 2019, at 09:57, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries <[email protected]> wrote: I don't know if this will work but can't hurt to try it. Find the Voices folder in the library and delete Daniel. >From E.T.'s Keyboard... [email protected] Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 1/11/2019 8:54 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: > Hello Simon, > Although I am sorry you are having the same issue, I feel somewhat > vindicated, since I had been the only person I know of who was experiencing > this issue. Despite some feedback from this list, the problem persists > whenever I work in English. I hate the Daniel voice, so I wouldn’t mind if > it took permanent leave from this particular machine. > Have a great weekend, everybody, > Mike >> On 11.01.2019, at 08:02, Simon Fogarty <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Yeah I also would like this answered, >> >> I've only started noticing it recently on a machine I'm setting up for work, >> I've changed my default to alex but Daniel keeps sticking his nose in to >> things. >> I'd like to get rid of what I assume is a form of alert voice. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On >> Behalf Of Michael Busboom >> Sent: Wednesday, 9 January 2019 11:39 PM >> To: 'Adrian Leong' via MacVisionaries <[email protected]> >> Subject: Frustrating issue with the Daniel voice, and how do I get rid of it? >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> I am having a very difficult time with my Mac constantly switching from >> Alex, my preferred English voice, to Daniel. This frequently happens with >> system messages, but it also occurs when I am reading my mail. When using >> German, this problem does not arise, which is at least good. >> >> What I want is to have Alex speaking English for everything, when I am >> working in the English language. I don’t want my MacBook to constantly >> reverting to Daniel. What can I do? >> Is there perhaps a way to get rid of Daniel altogether? >> I am running macOS Mojave, version 10.14.2 and I have a 2016 MacBook Pro. >> >> In my Mac preferences, under VoiceOver, my voice for English is set to Alex. >> >> With thanks in advance for any and all assistance, >> >> Mike >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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