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System and Finder Preferences not saving

I'm very frustrated with OS X Lion.

First I hate the app windows in my face when I first start up my computer. There is a reason I quit them and shut off my computer. I don't want to see them every time I turn on my computer.

It's easy to shut off? Just go into system prefrences and uncheck "Restore Windows when quitting and re-opening apps". Easy except for one minor detail. My system preferences don't save. I uncheck it and restart guess what? It's checked again.

Preferences saving is not limited to the System prefereneces though. The finder and all my app preferences are not able to be saved either.

This is very frustrating.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Jul 28, 2011 7:49 AM

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neuronatal

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170 points

Posted on Jul 28, 2011 5:10 PM

having the same issue..anyone have a solution??

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mscys

Level 1

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Aug 21, 2012 6:01 AM in response to Mark23

Even after 10.7.4 prefs would not hold, but this fixed it!

Mardoek

Level 1

8 points

May 25, 2013 5:58 AM in response to macjack

OK, But what about a solution?

riffraf

Level 1

18 points

May 25, 2013 6:49 AM in response to Mardoek

Have you taken the time to read the entire thread - which has been dormant for close to 10 months?

Have you tried any of what was suggested?

What were the results?

How does your situation relate to or differ from what has been shared here.

The fact is that there are several solutions offered, each of which worked for some people.

Without some effort on your part, it is unlikely that you'll see any more here.

Sorry if this seems curt, but your post is little more than "My tummy hurts."

Rob

Mardoek

Level 1

8 points

May 25, 2013 10:26 AM in response to riffraf

My system: Macbook Pro with OSX 10.8.3 Mountain Lion

My problem was that the preferences in several application (Finder, System, Addressbook, and more) were not kept after changing them and loging on again.

When I added a new user account, then this new account did not have the problem.

The solutions suggested in this post, did not work for me.

My solution:

Assign the user with reading and writing rights the map: \Library\Preferences

System and Finder Preferences not saving