MacBook forgetting settings after restart

Hi. I have a very annoying problem with my MacBook Pro 2012 model. Since I updated the MacBook to OSX Mavericks, It has been acting wierd. Every time I restart it, the trackpad and the dock settings resets theirselves. So for example if I add a program or move around some icons in the dock, it resets when I restart the computer. Same with the magic trackpad. Every time I restart the computer, all settings resets. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with me not having the proper file permissions. I have reinstalled OSX and I have tried the disk repairing tool but neither of it worked. Anyone have any ideas? I'm willing to try anything. This is so annoying!

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