Safari preferences reset to default after closing app

Macbook pro 15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009
After updating to Yosemite, Safari preferences revert to default once the app is closed. The "Welcome to Safari" window seems to be the home page, despite changing it repeatedly. I also can't keep the preferences I set to customize the toolbar from the Safari view menu. While these issues aren't a big deal relative to the serious problems others are having, it's quite annoying and frustrating, and not what I expect of an Apple product.
Like others, I often have to restart the computer to get Safari to load pages, otherwise it sticks at the 15% point.

Hi ..
Might be corrupted Safari preferences
Open a Finder window. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder
Type or copy paste the following:
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist
Click Go then move the com.apple.Safari.plist file to the trash.
Quit and relaunch Safari then reset your Safari preferences.
For webpages not loading, try another DNS server > Safari 5.0.1 or later: Slow or partial webpage loading, or webpage cannot be found
For OpenDNS ...
Open System Preferences > Network > Advanced > DNS
Click + and type:
208.67.222.222
Click + again and do the same.
208.67.220.220
Click OK.
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