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Personalized Preferences MIA after updates

I've spent quite some time personalizing my homepage - getting rid of superfluous stuff, adding a user to watch, etc.

Every time I've finally gotten it to where it's "workable", I see a notification that changes have been implemented and to use "reset to default" - which results in all my changes to have disappeared. So, I spend another 15 minutes doing it all again. And then there are more changes......

Is this how it is designed to work at this point? Or is there a way some of the changes made can be ported over?

And, I've tried to minimize or delete the widget "top users" dozens of times - it keeps coming back? What am I doing wrong there? I don't need to see the top users. I'd rather use the space for something that is useful to me.

27" 3.2 GHz iMac i3, 12 GB RAM, 13" white early '09 MB,, Mac OS X (10.6.7), LaCie d2 DVDRW, 2 LaCie d2 Quadra ext HD , Wacom tablet, Epson A

Posted on Apr 19, 2011 9:44 AM

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babowa Author

Level 9

78,109 points

May 18, 2011 5:38 PM in response to MLModel

Short of getting an actual answer from someone, I've by now decided that this is how it's gonna be.... A few days ago, I can't remember exactly how I did it, but the message disappeared and since that is beyond my control, I can't recreate it. I do remember clicking something, but cannot remember exactly what it was. Take a look while on that page to see if there is anything like "hide" or similar (don't click on reset..... 😁 )

b noir

Level 9

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May 18, 2011 5:56 PM in response to babowa

Just checking something babowa ... were you able to do your alias change before or after the changeover to ASC from AD?

(Trying to work out why you're getting these sorts of troubles when most of us aren't ... so vaguely wondering if there's a potential issue here with something anomalous having happened to your "Your View" after an alias change under the new software.)

Edit: Arrrrgh! sorry, ignore me ... didn't read the thread closely enough. I'm a bad, evil, wicked silly tony.

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babowa Author

Level 9

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May 18, 2011 6:04 PM in response to b noir

I'm a bad, evil, wicked silly tony.

You forgot funny (or humorous if you like that better)......

😁

babowa Author

Level 9

78,109 points

May 18, 2011 6:06 PM in response to MLModel

I just clickef on that image I had posted and found what I was looking for:

Simply click on the "close" on the right - the message will go away.....

MLModel

Level 1

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May 18, 2011 6:42 PM in response to babowa

It goes away, but nothing changes -- no apparent updates, and the message comes back if you try to personalize again.

babowa Author

Level 9

78,109 points

May 18, 2011 7:05 PM in response to MLModel

I decided I'm done personalizing (as in: it ain't gonna get better - I've got it the best way I can work with until some changes occur) ...... and I haven't seen the message again.

So, since there doesn't seem to be a definitive answer, I think I'll mark this as answered (or, rather I'll mark my own answer as correct just to show that's it's closed).

Personalized Preferences MIA after updates