MacOS – why do iPhoto, Word, and Finder open when I restart Lion

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I'm using Lion (10.7.2). I close all applications and restart the Mac. When it starts up again, it opens windows for iPhoto, Word (to a blank doc), Address Book, and a Finder window.

None of these application are in my "Login Items" for my account.

How do I get Lion to start clean instead of opening all these apps?

Rob

Best Answer

Back up your system before trying this, in case it messes anything up, but I'd recommend this procedure:

In the Finder, press ⌘ShiftG for "Go to the folder:" then type ~/Library/Saved Application State/. Delete all the folders in Saved Application State, then press Command-I to Get File Info. In the Get File Info window, check the "locked" box. This should keep applications from restoring their state.

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