Error "Could not initialize PSE (or scratch file) because you do not have the necessary access"

I am having permissions problems on my Mac OSX, version 10.7.5. I receive the message " Could not initialize Photoshop Elements (or open a scratch file) because you do not have the necessary access privileges." Help please.
Message title was edited by: Brett N

It doesn't appear that the information I copied and pasted is showing up on this thread. I figured out what I should have done in the first place.
These are the files I deleted:
This is what is remaining in the Preferences file:
This is what is remaining in the Saved State file:

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If prefs are the same as Settings on a MAC, OK, it would have been more
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prefs. On a PC, I know what you mean, On a MAC, wasn't sure.
In a message dated 4/9/2015 9:13:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
reloaded Photoshop CS5 (New Machine) and now it won't open, geta message
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(https://forums.adobe.com/people/c.pfaffenbichler) in Photoshop for Beginners - View the full discussion
(https://forums.adobe.com/message/7421714#7421714)

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