Hi out there,
Mavericks forgets my mouse settings. I've already tried PRAM reset, login as admin and deleting mouse pref files. None of these options fixed the problem. Any hints?
I am using a Mac mini 2012 under Mavericks with a Mighty Mouse.
Thanks in advance!
OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)
The old "delete the .plist file and restart" trick doesn't work anymore, because Mavericks handles .plist files differently than previous versions of OSX- they are now cached.
So if you just delete the .plist file, it doesn't work, because the cached version is still active.
My theory is that the .plist file in ~/Library/Preferences is like a template, and still should be good, because the one in the cache is the one that's corrupted.
I've been looking for a fix for this, and I haven't found a clear answer yet.
There are evidently two issues that are relevant: a "defaults" Terminal command to manually write a new .plist file into the cache, and the background cfprefsd process. See How to manually edit defaults plist files in Mavericks | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews and How to tackle defaults not sticking in Mavericks | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews
So you might need to stop the cfprefsd process in Activity monitor, then do the defaults command in Terminal:
defaults read com.apple.(whatever the mouse.plist file is).
Another thing to try would be to just reinstall Mavericks over your current installation- that would probably work.
Hi Arthur,
thanks for your solution suggestion. I've stopped the cfprefsd process and started the defaults command manually. As a result my Mac mini could not wake up my EIZO screen after returning from standby - a behaviour I've experienced with my Mac Book Pro in clamshell mode as well.
Regarding the initial problem with mouse settings I must say that the trick did not work for me. The Mac keeps on forgetting its settings in at least 5 of 10 system starts.
Re-installing Mavericks over my existing system is no option for me. I am a big fan of clean installs - and the next one might be a downgrade to Mountain Lion.
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