What isn't ignorance or preference is factually wrong, with one possible exception: > The default presentation is some weird list of random stuff from my syste

What isn't ignorance or preference is factually wrong, with one possible exception: > The default presentation is some weird list of random stuff from my system, recent files and temporary files and assorted irrelevant garbage. I had to fuss with options for quite some time just to get this to be intelligible. Is the idea here that you don't think new finder windows should show "Recents"? Good news! Finder -> Preferences -> General: "New Finder windows show:" is a drop-down list. I set mine to Downloads, as that suits my workflow better than Recents.