Finder and home folder question.

How do i set my finder to open up on the home folder it curently opens on "all my files" and i dont want that. So how do i set it to open up the home folder ???

Hi Jack,
Under Finder>Preferences, where it says "New Finder Window Show", select what you'd like from the dropdown.
Cheers,
GB

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