Lion finder sidebar loses devices, places, icons

Lion finder sidebar loses devices, places, icons. Preferences marked to show everything. Only Macintosh HD appears in sidebar.

Go to /Users/yourname/Library/Preferences and trash these two files:
*(Note that to get to Library you must go to your "Go" menu holding option key)
com.apple.finder.plist
com.apple.sidebarlists.plist
Then, restart.(You will have to reset a few finder prefs the way you like them.)

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