Somehow I have changed this, and I want to change it back. In Finder, on command-F "Find", I default to my home folder, not the current folder. (The "This Mac" choice is also there.) I don't remember how I did this, but I want it back to the default behavior. Other users on this machine do have the default behavior. I tried trashing ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spotlight.plist (or whatever it is called).
[MacOS 10.6.8]
Default command-F search folder
findersearchsnow leopard
Related Solutions
Finder -> Preferences -> Advanced
Just a thought, but do you have Show Hidden Files turned on in the User account and not admin? Could paste this in a terminal window:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles NO
and see if it makes a difference.
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Best Answer
Open Finder's Preference panel (Cmd-,). There, under the extended settings, you'll find a dropdown list that allows you to choose between "This Mac", the current folder or the last search range.
(Note: I checked this for a German Snow Leopard installation, so perhaps my re-translations may be a bit off -- sorry for that!)