How to fix broken preferences

IN preferences under user login item the login item that are in there would keep on disappearing ever time I restarted my computer. Does anyone know how can fix.

I Have n iMac using the latest El Capitan software

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Posted on Jan 17, 2016 4:19 AM

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Jan 17, 2016 5:56 AM in response to pippol

  1. Are you using (or have you used in the past) any "cleaner" type utilities like CleanMyMac or MacKeeper? If you have, that may be the problem- they may have damaged your OS. In that case you need to start over, erase your HD, and reinstall the OS and your apps from scratch.
  2. Here's what I would try otherwise:
    1. backup
    2. Use disk utility to repair your hard drive (First Aid) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201639
    3. If that doesn't work, reinstall El Cap over your current installation.

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