title: How do I fix a "Prefs file removed in background /home/steven/.java/.userPrefs/prefs.xml" error?
body: <p>I've been programming on Windows for the majority of my program with no problems with preferences. I just booted up Ubuntu 12.04 and loaded up my classes into Eclipse. At run time, I receive this in the console:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Oct 12, 2012 8:14:38 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$6 run
  WARNING: Prefs file removed in background /home/steven/.java/.userPrefs/prefs.xml
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I understand this has something to do with the <code>preferences</code> system on Ubuntu but several <code>Google</code> searches resulted in no solutions. Could anyone help me on how do I fix such an error?</p>