Home folder grayed out in Mavericks.

After the Mavericks upgrade, the folders in my home folder are grayed out in my favorites panel. All other folders are fine. How can I get direct acces back to the home folder?

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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:44:25 -0600
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Subject: Import button remains grayed out when adding existing folder to LR 4
    Re: Import button remains grayed out when adding existing folder to LR 4
    created by LRuser42 in Photoshop Lightroom - View the full discussion
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