My finder is not showing all my files

i recently purchased my macbook pro right before christmas and have been downloading alot of stuff on to it. When i open finder it only shows 4 files though. even when i search nothing comes up. it acts like the files arnt there at all and this is becomming a prolem. this is my first time using apple so it could be a stupid mistake but all help is appreciated! thanks!

Alright that's much better! Right, now what you are using is All My Files which in my opinion is the most ridiculous thing Apple has done in OS X for a while. It is very confusing and I dont use it. What you should do is go to Finder Menu > Preferences and uncheck All My Files in the Sidebar tab. Then open a new Finder window and press Shift-Command-H. This will take you to your home folder which will allow you to go through your folders etc. Try also pressing Command-3 as I find this is the easiest way to get around Finder.
Minecraft stores it's files in the Library folder in your home folder which is hidden by default to prevent accidental changes. You temporarily view it by going to Finder and clicking the "Go" menu, then hold shift to see Library appear. Click that. Then navigate to the Application Suport folder then to the minecraft folder. This is where all the Minecraft stuff is. If you need any more help please reply!
Hope this helps,
xeni
PS. I will not be available until after 9pm AEST and if not tomorrow as I have to go to work... Sorry!

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