My MacBook keeps "forgetting" things. Help!

[Jack Flash]

Well, the honeymoon is over I suppose.

My new MacBook forgets programs, settings, blah de blah after a restart consistently, even after two re-installs of OS X.

Does anyone know why my computer would erase Widgets, My DivX Pro registration, Dock Settings, Applications, etc after every restart? Did I instal some malware? Is my HardDrive a goner?

 

[CanadaRAM]

Are you logging in with the same account?
Are you manually changing the name of your User folder? (PS: Never do that)

There is some critical thing that is happening, or that you are doing, that you haven't told us. Need much more information to hazard a guess.

 

[Jack Flash]

Are you logging in with the same account?
Are you manually changing the name of your User folder? (PS: Never do that)

There is some critical thing that is happening, or that you are doing, that you haven't told us. Need much more information to hazard a guess.

Aw hell I changed the name of the Home folder.

 

[Sbrocket]

Aw hell I changed the name of the Home folder.

Yeah, um, you don't want to do that. That's bad.

 

[dartzorichalcos]

Aw hell I changed the name of the Home folder.

Check this Apple Support Article.

 

[Jack Flash]

I've attempted to fix with the support article

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107854

Now restarting to see the effect (crossing my fingers too)