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Weird!

I sent myself a test email (that's where the Sherwood Forest alert was) and that worked as divined. Then, I went back to check the Settings and the sound "file" was where it formerly had been.

I remain confused, and can only presume the fix was in the shutdown & restart that occurred between my earlier post and the solution.

Still, I hope this thread is of value to others.
 
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