HT3309 Why do settings & preferences reset on new fast switch user account?

I've recently added 2 users to my Mac. Everytime one of them signs out or we switch away from her account to some other user's account, all her preferences and settings erase. For example, she adds an application icon to the dock, then it disappears. Or she sets Mail to not collapse conversations, then it recollapses conversations. I suspect this is a permissions issue, but I don't know how to cure it. Any suggestions? Thanks!

I don't think rename is the problem, but it can mistakenly be done by simply hihlighting that home folder in the Finder & renaming like any other file/folder, but it's a no-no.
Log into one of the Problem Accounts in Safe mode...
Safe Boot , (holding Shift key down at bootup), use Disk Utility from there to Repair Permissions, test if things work OK in Safe Mode.
Then move these files to the Desktop for now...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.recentitems.plist
Reboot & test.
PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.

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