Problem with the Finder Window

Ever since I updated to Mountain Lion, for some reason every time I open a Finder Window nothing shows up in the side pane such as the Applications, Documents, etc. It's just blank. But for some reason every now and then it actually does show up again. I have no idea what is causing this so if anyone has a solution it would be a great help.

While in Finder, I suggest opening Preferences and choosing the Sidebar tab.  See what's there and change it to your liking.  Then report back if the results are inconsistent when you open Finder windows in the future.

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