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I followed your directions to the default setup of Alfred. I set the appearance to Pistachio so it will be obvious if it changes.

Here are the terminal outputs:

$ defaults read com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2

{

    "appearance.screen" = 0;

    lastBuildNumber = 308;

}

{

    NSNavLastRootDirectory = "~/Documents/Alfred";

    NSNavPanelExpandedSizeForOpenMode = "{800, 542}";

    "NSToolbar Configuration com.apple.NSColorPanel" =     {

        "TB Is Shown" = 1;

    };

    "NSWindow Frame alfredpreferences" = "601 359 1238 663 0 0 1920 1057 ";

    "appearance.theme" = "alfred.theme.custom.3322FBD9-B4DB-4E13-89AD-EA256241BFF8";

    "features.1password.enabled" = 1;

    "features.clipboard.enabled" = 1;

    "hotkey.default" =     {

        key = 49;

        mod = 1048576;

        string = Space;

    };

    lastTab = appearance;

    lastTabBuild = 308;

    lastTabTS = "442448976.054023";

    syncfolder = "~/Documents/Alfred";

    version = "2.5.1";

}

Yes, I moved them from within Alfred. I quit Alfred and restarted and the sync folder is still the correct (non-Dropbox) one. The appearance still shows Yosemite.

(It took me a second to realize why my keyboard shortcut wouldn't work to launch Alfred while it was closed!)

I moved the preferences to ~/Documents/Alfred/. Alfred restarted and then I went to the Appearance setting to turn back to the Yosemite setting. However, it was already selected?!

I will try this. The issue is sporadic so I may not know for a few weeks.

The problem recurred for me today as well. I still have the data in Dropbox at ~/Dropbox/Application Data/Alfred. Is this the problem folder or is this ok? How do I avoid the problem?

I again tried to repair permissions but no Alfred files appeared to repair.

Are you syncing your settings? If so, where? If you're using Dropbox, please avoid the ~/Dropbox/Apps/ folder as it has been known to cause issues.

 

I would suggest resetting your permissions (Launch Disk Utility > Repair Disk Permissions) and checking that no "cleaner" apps like AppCleaner or similar are deleting your settings.

 

Let me know how you get on

Thanks for the tips. I repaired disk permissions and there was an Alfred item listed. It seemed to be ok for a week but the issue recurred tonight. I checked permissions again and they were ok.

The syncing is in ~/Dropbox/Application Data/Alfred

Is this the problem folder? I can try storing the settings locally and seeing if the problem recurs.

It seems most prominent when I am switching monitors -- going from my dual monitors at work where I run the Macbook Pro in closed clamshell mode to just using the laptop on its own, or vice versa.

I am having a related issue. Every couple days the "Appearance" changes back from OS X Yosemite (my selection) to Light (default), and the Alfred Hotkey changes back from command-space (my selection) to option-space (default).

Andrew,

I have been using Alfred for 5 months and wishing this feature were there (it is!).  How about adding the cmd-O hint at the bottom of the contact viewer (where it shows the options for copy to clipboard, large text, etc.)?

Thanks,
Mark