SQL Developer Tools/Preferences not saving

Downloaded SQL Developer 1.5.4 recently. When I go into Tools/Preferences and change any preference and click OK and when I go back in the updates are gone. Defaults are there. I have tried changeing the preference, clicking OK, exiting SQL Developer and opening it up again and the preferences are back to defaults.
How do I get the preferences to save?

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