system prefs forgets everything when i restart

blackmac7

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Ive read tons of threads about system prefs not remembering things and i am still yet to find something that fixes this problem. When i restart, or shut down and reboot, once i enter my password system prefs wont remember a single thing. not my default browser, not the size of my dock or my background. it takes all the songs out of my itunes and forgets all the passwords to my accounts online. it removes icons from my dock for example i added firefox to the computer and when i restart firefox is in the app folder but the icon wont stay on the dock. this is driving me insane. ive repaired permissions countless times. someone please help!
 
Try creating a new administrator user account on the machine, then use that account for a period of time. If the new account doesn't exhibit these problems, you may want to consider migrating to the new account.

First and foremost, though, repair the permissions on the drive:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=DiskUtility/10.5/en/duh17.html

If that doesn't fix it, then reboot from your OS X Install DVD and repair the disk:

http://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/page.php?id=3810

If neither of those help to alleviate the problem, you may want to research creating a new user account as I described above.
 
If your account is just set up as a guest account, that is supposed to happen. Might want to go to system preferences/accounts and let us know your account type.
 
There is only one "Guest" account on Mac OS X, and it's named "Guest." You can't specify a regular user account as a "Guest" account.

If the original poster is, in fact, logging into that "Guest" account, then what they're seeing is normal, like you say -- everything is deleted upon logout (but upon logout, you're presented with a dialog box stating that everything will be deleted).
 
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