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How to restore /System/Library/Speech/Voices/ deleted folder MacOS

I deleted the whole directory /System/Library/Speech/Voices/ by mistake.

Stupid I know... How do I get it back with minimal damage? Is there somewhere the default voice file to download? There was an old post on MacRumors but the link is dead...

OSX = 10.10.5

Thanks!

Solution
    • Download the Yosemite Installer (in AppStore.app > Purchased)
    • Download Pacifist
    • Open the Yosemite installer package with right-click > Show Package Contents
    • Navigate to ./Contents/SharedSupport
    • Open OSInstall.mpkg with Pacifist
    • The voices are in the packages
      • EssentialSystemSoftware > AdditionalSpeechVoices
      • EssentialSystemSoftware > EssentialSystemSoftwareGroup > BaseSystemResources
      • EssentialSystemSoftware > EssentialSystemSoftwareGroup > Essentials

    Copy the files and make sure that you restore also the original access privileges root:wheel 644. This is crucial.