All my files 'folder'?

I'm confused by the All My Files folder at the top of the Finder sidebar. It says 'all my files' but then doesn't actually seem to show results from all my files! Where exactly is it looking? For example, I can search for images in spotlight including the word 'edward' in the filename. It finds hundreds. However, in All My Files, it finds only 11. What's going on?
The thing is, this All My Files folder seems relatively exciting to me because it brings back the excellent, clear layout of the original Spotlight search (where things are clearly set out in file type 'sections' rather than a crazy long list which you then either have to add extra search criteria too, or sort or whatever (i.e. that's a faff)). However, it's not finding the things I'd like it to find when I click the 'All My Files' button on the top rail. But if I click 'This Mac' then it finds entirely irrelevant images.
Can anyone help me understand what's going on?
Edward

Thanks for your help.
I didn't delete the folder entity itself and my main question is whether there are prerequisite files inside a "All My Files" in any new MacBook Pro?

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