OSX Mavericks empty user file?

Hi,
Thanks in advance for anyone taking the time to answer...!
Running Mavericks OSX, I can click on my hard drive image, and open any file, i.e., "Applications," and browse the items. No problem.
My Home User icon, when selected from Finder window, shows all 8 files from "Applications, "Desktop" to "Pictures," and "Public." However, when I double-click any of these files, they are empty. I give my Mac plenty of time to load any file contents. Perplexing.
I have tried rebooting in "Safe" mode, and I get the icon "Safe Boot" appears in the upper right hand corner.
Again,
Thanks.

Sorry, I'm not able to follow what is going on - it doesn't help when you add an extra machine to the mix.
Upgrading to 10.9 should not duplicate files in the home folder however there are some occasions when the installer will make a new user account that can be confusing. I'd suggest taking a full backup and consider erasing & reinstalling if you think this Mac is not working correctly.
As to the laptop, I don't understand what you mean by 'accessing all the other Macs files'. You will need to explain what you saw before things changed. I suspect you may have been using a service like 'Back to my Mac', Dropbox or even File sharing that allow you access to the files on another machine. It doesn;t sound like the default behaviour. It may also help to know if the Mac & work computer are on the same network, or in different locations.
Please provide more info for each issue, screenshots may help if it is something you can show in an image. cmd+shift+4 will allow you to grab a particular area of the screen. Drag the crosshairs over the relevant part.

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