MacBook Pro Finder

Why, each time I start up the MacBook Pro, do I get a bouncy "finder" icon on the bottom menu bar and a message :
The last time you opened Finder, it unexpectedly quit while reopening windows. Do you want to try to reopen its windows again?
I don't ever remember this happening and how do I resolve the problem and stop it happening ?

No that's a different Library. (There actually are three!)
Where the wavy symbol is, depends on the keyboard. But you can simply copy/paste the path in the window that appears:
~/Library/Preferences
Alternatively select the Go-menu in the menubar. If you then press the option/alt key, a new Library-item appears in the list: that's the one you want.

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