I am getting strange beeps every time I use KM editor

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It’s been happening for a while now and I really don’t know what the cause of it.

But every time I try to create a macro or edit something in KM editor, I hear beeping sounds.

I tried restarting KM engine and this still happens. Not really sure how to debug this further but it is pretty annoying. :disappointed:

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Hi Nikita,

I don’t know, never heard a single beep in KM Editor.

  • Is this the usual system (error) beep?
  • Since you haven’t mentioned it: Have you also tried to restart KM Editor? Have you tried to restart the computer?
  • In the menu bar of KM Editor go to “Window” and select “Bring All to Front”, to see if there is maybe a window in the background that needs interaction.
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Take a look at this:

I had the issue after reinstalling keyboard maestro after I downgraded.

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I’ve had the same problem. I hope this has been entered as a bug report?

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According to the links in the post above it was rather a usage error while reinstalling/downgrading and the resulting issue was solved by resetting the sync. So, not really a bug.

That is, if you have a similar issue and it can’t be solved like that, I would recommend to send a bug report.

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yeah like @Tom said it was a user error and not anything that is on Keyboard Maestro’s side. Therefore this is
not a bug, just a mistake that i have made.

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Look in the Editor.log file (Help ➤ Open Logs Folder) and see if anything is being reported.

It may be failing to write an important file (like your macros or a sync file), which might be what is being reported.

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I'm having this issue. In the Log File I get: "Preference shared sync write failed."

When I open (/Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support ) and Get Info, it seems like I have Read & Write permission. Can you suggest a next step? Thanks.

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Double-check your Macro Sync file location:

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Here is my Macro Sync File Path, after hitting the reveal command: /Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support

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That is not a sensible place for the sync file. It is typically in the iCloud drive, or Dropbox folder, or a similar shared folder.

Basically, Keyboard Maestro is complaining every time it tries to write the sync file because it can't write it where you have specified.

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Got it. Problem solved. Thank you, @peternlewis. Thanks, @JMichaelTX.

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I’ve been experiencing this problem as well. It seems to have stopped after I disabled Stop Syncing Macros.

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I do not think the real solution was ever posted, so for anyone that comes along trying to solve this problem.

PROBLEM:
Keyboard Maestro beeps constantly when it is open.

TEST:
Go to File > Reveal Macro Sync FIle:
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If nothing happens, your sync fils is missing, and every time Keyboard Maestro tries to save/sync your macros, it cannot find the sync file and it beeps.

SOLUTION:

  1. Go to Keyboard Maestro > Preferences
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  2. In General, uncheck "Sync Macros" and check it again
  3. This should prompt you to choose a new location to save the sync file.
  4. Choose a location that can be accesses by other Macs that use, such as iCloud Drive or Dropbox.

I made a new folder named Keyboard Maestro in iCloud Drive, and saved by Keyboard Maestro sync file there. The beeping has now stopped.

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