mbland314 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Hi, I am using Alfred V2.0.1 on a 2012 Macbook Air running OSX 10.8.3. My issue is that every time I create custom web searches I can use them as normal etc but if I reboot or sleep the MBA the custom searches are deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 If you have setup syncing, there could be a Dropbox sync clashing issue and they keep being removed. Might be worth de-syncing and trying again? It may also be an auto-cleaner type app pulling the rug from under Alfred's feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbland314 Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Tried setting the sync folder to one that is just on my mac but the same happens - is there any way to stop syncing? The only auto-clean software I use is Hazel and I don't have actions linked to either folders I have used. Please help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 As this behaviour isn't normal, I suggest quitting Alfred 2 then repairing OS X disk permissions in Disk Utility.app. Then reset Alfred back to scratch using this guide: http://support.alfredapp.com/kb:reset-alfred And restart Alfred as a new install. If there is a permissions issue preventing him from writing everything he needs, you may get unpredictable behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbland314 Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Andrew, Hate to be a pain but done all this - all permissions were/are fine and reset alfred but the issue hasn't gone away... Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 You are definitely not being a pain! I want to identify what this issue is and sort it out for you. I am currently adding in a stack load of extra debugging for 2.0.2 to see exactly what is happening, where preferences are being persisted and if they cannot be persisted. Once this is done in a few days, we can sort this out once and for all. For now, could you try creating a new user account and running Alfred from that user... (not a solution, but an interesting experiment). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbland314 Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Andrew, Went into a different user account and the issue was not happening. So rebooted my macbook and the issue has gone away in my main account. Not to sure what resolved the issue as it had continued despite rebooting the machine previously! I can tell you the issue has gone, all custom searches etc are not disappearing... If the issue returns I will let you know - many thanks for your support. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Andrew, If the issue returns I will let you know - many thanks for your support. Mark Perfect! I am still going to be adding in plenty of logging to see what is happening when this scenario occurs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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