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No sound preview

Something changed recently, causing me to lose the sound preview you normally get when choosing a Notification, Ringtone or Alarm sound file. Checked that system sounds are turned up. The sound selection page is different than it used to be, almost like it's being controlled by a different app. Not sure if an Android system update has done it, or a setting I changed by mistake? I looked at my installed audio apps but see nothing like it. I'm on 7.1.1. This has always worked previously. The selected sound does play when it should. Here's a screen capture video (can't get sounds) showing what it looks like
 
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OK, followed your directions. Found out somehow I had gotten the default switched from Android Media Storage to ES File Explorer which doesn't support sound previews. Changed back to Media Storage and sound previews are working again. I just need to move my personal sound clips over to the Android ringtone, notification and alarm sound folders. You can't choose other folders when using the settings sound menu.

 
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