I have the same problem - Finder crashes when asked to go up to /Users directory, quite reliably. I have run the commands
rm -i Desktop/.DS_Store
and
rm -i L*/Pre*/{.Gl,com.apple.{rec,sid}}*.plist
successfully but problem persists. I had to do some unpleasant contortions to reinstall my files and applications, because time machine did not back up the applications (a Mavericks bug apparently). The output of
ls -@Oaen ~/L*/Preferences | pbcopy
is pasted below:
total 2688
drwx------ 107 501 0 - 3638 Dec 31 18:13 ./
drwx------+ 75 501 80 - 2550 Dec 31 14:42 ../
0: ABCDEFAB-CDEF-ABCD-EFAB-CDEF0000000C deny delete
drwx------ 25 501 20 - 850 Dec 31 18:09 ByHost/
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 2807 Dec 30 12:51 MobileMeAccounts.plist
-rw-r--r--@ 1 501 0 - 8819 Dec 29 15:23 QuickTime Preferences
com.apple.quarantine 31
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 1166 Dec 29 15:35 com.CircusPonies.NoteBook.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 403 Dec 31 17:57 com.alfredapp.Alfred.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 518 Dec 31 15:20 com.apple.AddressBook.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 4621 Dec 30 14:15 com.apple.Aperture.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 781 Dec 31 16:25 com.apple.AppleMultitouchTrackpad.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 119 Dec 29 13:56 com.apple.BezelServices.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 1217 Dec 31 17:59 com.apple.Console.LSSharedFileList.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 373 Dec 31 17:59 com.apple.Console.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 104 Dec 31 16:25 com.apple.CoreGraphics.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 445 Dec 31 16:32 com.apple.DirectoryUtility.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 109 Dec 31 16:28 com.apple.DiskUtility.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 1777 Dec 31 16:25 com.apple.FontRegistry.user.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 274 Dec 31 16:25 com.apple.InputMethodKit.UserDictionary.plist
-rw-r--r--@ 1 501 0 - 16384 Dec 31 18:01 com.apple.LaunchServices.QuarantineEventsV2
com.apple.quarantine 21
-rw------- 1 501 0 - 464 Dec 31 12:41 com.apple.LaunchServices.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 67 Dec 30 13:55 com.apple.MobileDeviceCrashCopy.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 119 Dec 30 13:55 com.apple.PTPCamera.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 5039 Dec 31 14:26 com.apple.Preview.LSSharedFileList.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 118 Dec 30 00:45 com.apple.ProblemReporter.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 73 Dec 29 14:26 com.apple.PubSubAgent.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 92 Dec 31 12:49 com.apple.QuickLookDaemon.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 147 Dec 31 16:22 com.apple.Safari.Extensions.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 3689 Dec 31 18:13 com.apple.Safari.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 18674 Dec 31 16:25 com.apple.ServicesMenu.Services.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 15612 Dec 31 16:25 com.apple.Terminal.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 447 Dec 29 13:56 com.apple.accountsd.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 1217 Dec 30 00:54 com.apple.appstore.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 184 Dec 30 10:49 com.apple.archiveutility.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 69 Dec 30 01:25 com.apple.bookstoreagent.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 112 Dec 29 18:02 com.apple.dashboard.client.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 1365 Dec 31 14:41 com.apple.dashboard.plist
-rw------- 1 501 0 - 1024 Dec 29 16:03 com.apple.diskimages.fsck
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 6180 Dec 31 18:09 com.apple.dock.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 345 Dec 29 13:56 com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.mouse.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 781 Dec 31 16:25 com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 199 Dec 29 13:56 com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 945 Dec 29 16:10 com.apple.dt.Xcode.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 6472 Dec 31 16:25 com.apple.facetime.bag.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 12492 Dec 31 18:09 com.apple.finder.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 184 Dec 31 14:54 com.apple.frameworks.diskimages.diuiagent.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 248 Dec 30 01:25 com.apple.help.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 80 Dec 30 12:50 com.apple.helpd.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 206 Dec 30 12:50 com.apple.helpviewer.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 483 Dec 30 01:25 com.apple.iApps.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 1424 Dec 31 17:53 com.apple.iCal.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 1668 Dec 30 12:51 com.apple.iChat.AIM.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 582 Dec 30 12:51 com.apple.iChat.Jabber.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 96 Dec 30 12:51 com.apple.iChat.Yahoo.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 659 Dec 30 18:21 com.apple.iPod.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 14702 Dec 30 01:25 com.apple.iTunes.eq.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 575618 Dec 31 14:57 com.apple.iTunes.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 1133 Dec 31 16:34 com.apple.iWork.Keynote.LSSharedFileList.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 6271 Dec 31 16:25 com.apple.iWork.Pages.LSSharedFileList.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 12220 Dec 30 12:51 com.apple.icbaccountsd.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 74 Dec 29 13:56 com.apple.identityservicesd.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 82 Dec 30 12:51 com.apple.imservice.ids.FaceTime.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 82 Dec 29 13:56 com.apple.imservice.ids.iMessage.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 1246 Dec 30 14:33 com.apple.internetaccounts.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 447 Dec 31 14:59 com.apple.internetconfigpriv.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 1018 Dec 30 01:25 com.apple.loginitems.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 141 Dec 31 16:23 com.apple.loginwindow.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 81 Dec 31 16:25 com.apple.notificationcenterui.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 138 Dec 31 18:12 com.apple.quicklookconfig.plist
-rw-r--r--@ 1 501 0 - 12401 Dec 29 15:23 com.apple.quicktime.plugin.preferences.plist
com.apple.quarantine 31
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 94 Dec 31 16:38 com.apple.screensaver.plist
-rw-r--r-- 1 501 0 - 508 Dec 30 12:51 com.apple.security.KCN.plist
-rw-r--r-- 1 501 0 - 827 Dec 31 17:15 com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy3.keysToRegister.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 813 Dec 31 18:09 com.apple.spaces.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 348 Dec 29 16:03 com.apple.spotlight.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 786 Dec 31 17:55 com.apple.storeagent.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 394 Dec 30 12:03 com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 1030 Dec 31 16:38 com.apple.systempreferences.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 617 Dec 31 16:25 com.apple.systemuiserver.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 84 Dec 31 16:25 com.apple.universalaccess.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 56 Dec 29 13:56 com.apple.wifi.keychain-format.plist
-rw-r--r-- 1 501 0 - 866 Dec 29 15:34 com.apple.xeprefs.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 378 Dec 31 18:11 com.apple.xpc.activity.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 1187 Dec 30 00:27 com.e-academy.SDM.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 2992 Dec 31 15:00 com.macromates.TextMate.preview.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 1216 Dec 31 16:20 com.macromates.textmate.LSSharedFileList.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 832 Dec 31 16:25 com.macromates.textmate.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 81 Dec 29 17:43 com.microsoft.Excel.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 12139 Dec 31 14:59 com.microsoft.Word.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 709 Dec 30 00:44 com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 92 Dec 30 00:33 com.microsoft.error_reporting.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 252792 Dec 31 14:59 com.microsoft.office.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 81 Dec 30 00:32 com.microsoft.office.setupassistant.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 59 Dec 30 00:32 com.microsoft.outlook.office_reminders.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 3005 Dec 29 15:35 com.omnigroup.OmniGrafflePro.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 6697 Dec 29 16:08 com.trolltech.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 491 Dec 29 16:01 com.wolfram.Mathematica.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 195 Dec 29 13:56 loginwindow.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 2920 Dec 31 14:59 org.R-project.R.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 70 Dec 30 13:23 org.cups.PrintingPrefs.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 1493 Dec 30 10:45 org.tempel.findanyfile.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 91 Dec 29 18:02 widget-com.apple.widget.calendar.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 241 Dec 30 11:14 widget-com.apple.widget.dictionary.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 219 Dec 30 12:15 widget-com.apple.widget.stocks.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 331 Dec 31 16:26 widget-com.apple.widget.weather.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 125 Dec 30 11:10 widget-com.iSlayer.iStatpro4.widget.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 784 Dec 31 14:57 ws.agile.1Password.plist
-rw------- 1 501 20 - 73 Dec 31 07:01 ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist
If you can suggest anything other than reinstall OS X Mavericks (which I spent time doing a couple of days ago) that would be great, thank you for your help!