[ixus_123]

I don't know why but in the last couple of days all my apps will start to crash one by one so I log out and in again and when I do my dock is reset to default (icons, size etc)

Aswell as that background colour in iPhoto is reset to white, homepage & colour in IE is default too, along with lots of my other app resetting like world clock etc. Thankfully I'm not loosing any data, but I have no idea whats causing this any suggestions are most welcome.

(I run os 10.2.2)

[Sven G]

The "reset to defaults" problem could be due to your apps not finding your home folder, thus causing a new, default home folder to be created from scratch; this could happen, for example, if you have your Users folder on another partition and haven't updated your NetInfo database (there should also always be a symbolic link to the Users partition in the root (system) partition). Not sure if this applies in your case, however: there could be other reasons. Anyway, for more info on moving the Users folder to another partition, there's Mike Bombich's excellent tutorial here...

[ixus_123]

Thanks for the link - I'm having a look now.

Someone else asked me about the state of my Hard drive - it's 129mb from full so it might be that this has something to do with it? ? ?

Other than the HD nothing else has changed (that im aware of) on my system

[icruise]

When your hard disk gets too close to full, applications start losing preferences. It's a common problem, although not a well documented one. You should really try to keep 1GB free if possible. Once you get down to below 500mb free you are getting close having the problem you describe.

[ixus_123]

Thanks. I managed to free up 500mb and things seem to be running smooth again. A firewire hard drive is top of my shoppin glist but I'll have to wait 'till pay day at the end of the month.