M1 Mac Mini forgetting system settings after restart

[steiney]

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[diego.caraballo]

I have a M1 Mac Mini on Monterey (12.6) that has recently developed a problem where it forgets many system settings after each restart. Namely, the items I have noticed being reset are:

-Finder preferences
-System preferences (screen dimensions, sharing settings, etc.)
-Menubar item (whether or not they appear, their placement relative to other menubar items within the bar)
-Settings from other apps such as "would you like to automatically check for updates in the future"
-Also, every time I restart, one specific application is launched despite not being in my login items

There are others settings I'm forgetting at the moment. It seems like an issue that would be solved by a NVRAM reset, however I pulled up Apple's support page for that subject which states that resetting NVRAM doesn't apply to Apple Silicon Macs.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

Does anyone have an idea what might be wrong with my computer or what I could do to fix it?

Hi!
Try to reset the Home folder permissions:

How to Fix or Repair Disk Permissions in macOS

Your Mac contains files and folders where you keep personal data and documents. To protect your files and keep them secure from prying eyes, you can use a password or other means of encrypting the files, but there’s a default way that’s built into macOS for that. Disk permissions (or directory...

www.switchingtomac.com

Scroll down until > Reset Permissions for the Home Folder
and follow the instructions there.

 

[steiney]

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