macosx audio hijack script to acknoledge "missing audio device" popup

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Macosx: Audio Hijack script to acknowledge "missing audio device" popup

To programmatically acknowledge or handle a "missing audio device" popup in macOS when using Audio Hijack, you can use AppleScript or a shell script to automate certain responses, though there are limitations depending on the nature and context of the popup.

osascript -e 'tell application "System Events"' -e 'tell process "Audio Hijack"' -e 'try' -e 'click button 1 of (first window whose subrole is "AXDialog")' -e 'end try' -e 'end tell' -e 'end tell'

You may Save this as a .scpt file and run it with Script Editor or osascript from Terminal.

If you hit the error:

194:198: execution error: System Events got an error: osascript is not allowed assistive access. (-1728)

It means that your script is trying to access UI elements via the System Events application, but macOS is blocking it for security reasons. This is a common issue when automating GUI interactions on macOS.

How to Fix

Grant Assistive Access to Terminal (or your script runner):

1. Open System Settings (formerly System Preferences).
2. Go to Privacy & Security.
3. Select Accessibility (or Privacy > Accessibility in some macOS versions).
4. Click the + button and add the Terminal app (or your terminal emulator, like iTerm).
5. If you are running the script from another app (like a cron job or a launcher), you may need to add that app instead.

After granting access, try running your script again.