src/macosx/classes/java/util/prefs/MacOSXPreferences.java

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      {
          synchronized(lock) {
              if (isRemoved())
                  throw new IllegalStateException("Node has been removed");
              // fixme! overkill
+             if (isUser) {
+                 if (!MacOSXPreferencesFile.syncUser()) {
+                     throw new BackingStoreException("Synchronization failed for node '" + path + "'");
+                 }
+             } else {
                  if (!MacOSXPreferencesFile.syncWorld()) {
                      throw new BackingStoreException("Synchronization failed for node '" + path + "'");
                  }
              }
          }
+     }
  
      // AbstractPreferences implementation
      protected void syncSpi()
          throws BackingStoreException
      {