Home folder window resizes after shut down

Since updating to Yosemite, I notice that my Home Folder (window) resizes it self upon restart (after a shut down) thereby allowing me to see only a few of the dozen or so folders I keep inside. This is different in my experience from all other previous versions of Mac OS, where the Home Folder always opened in the size I set for it.
Does anyone know a fix for this?

denlv,
You could try trashing the hidden file ( .DS_Store ) inside the folder that stores some of its positioning and size settings.
To show your hidden files.
Launch ( Terminal ) > Paste in the following ( defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -boolean true ; killall Finder ) > Press Return.
Open the ( Offending Folder ) > Delete ( .DS_Store ) > Restart > Move folder how you want to to stay > Restart > Resize and try again to recreate > Did it stay?
To reverse your hidden files back to hidden.
Launch ( Terminal ) > Paste in the following ( defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -boolean false ; killall Finder ) > Press Return.
Supporting Articles
http://ianlunn.co.uk/articles/quickly-showhide-hidden-files-mac-os-x-mavericks/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.DS_Store
Hope that helps,
Weston

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