[X4U] Software preferences not taking

[Michael Winter]

On Nov 2, 2005, at 1:37 PM, Eddie Hargreaves wrote:

> On 11/2/05 6:32 AM, Michael Winter <winter at mac.com> wrote:
>
>> That's a typical result if the app can't rewrite the preference file.
>> The usual culprits are a full hard drive or bad permissions (use
>> Repair Permissions in Disk Utility)
>
> Most applications store their preference files in the User's home  
> directory.
> Repair Permissions via Disk Utility doesn't look at any permissions  
> in home
> directories.

Arrrrg! Forgot about that. You're right. Check permissions for  
preference files manually (Get Info, Ownership and Permissions section).

-Mike