notification center not saving preferences

Here are the instructions I got from AppleCare from an Apple Engineer. I'm not sure if the fix was specifically for my machine or if it'll work for someone else. Follow at your own risk.

1. Open the Library folder in your Home folder.

2. In the Library folder, open the Application Support folder.

3. Locate the folder named NotificationCenter. Drag this folder to the desktop.

4. Next, open the Terminal application.

Copy and paste each line of these commands into the Terminal window, in order. Press return after each line:

cd `getconf DARWIN_USER_DIR`

rm -rf com.apple.notificationcenter

killall usernoted; killall NotificationCenter

5. Close the Terminal app.

6. Restart your computer.

The notification preference changes won't stick until you restart a 2nd time after this.

Thanks Dan. This fixed the problem for me.

Dan's fix (October 22) worked! Thank you!

I did find the Notification Center folder in a different place:

- In Finder, Option (key) / Go / Library / Application Support

I mistakenly did not copy and paste each line of code individually -- I did them all at one.

It does not appear the NC folder is recreated.

I trashed the NC folder from Desktop and emptied the trash.

Wonder what the bug is and hope Apple is aware of it. Appreciate the help for this small but maddening bug.

Thanks for the information Dan. Just wondering if this is specific to notifications or if this works for system preferences in general.

Thanks!

Great thanks, this fixed it for me. After finishing, do I have to put the notification folder from the desktop back to the original source?

I'm pretty sure you can just trash it.

Thanks, this solve my problem too. 🙂

Cheers,

Lloyd