When you first launch Nautilus, you'll see your home folder in the Nautilus window. Three areas of the Nautilus window contain information about your folder:
     The location bar, which contains your
    folder's path name
 
    The location bar, which contains your
    folder's path name
   
     The sidebar, which contains a folder icon
    representing your folder
    The sidebar, which contains a folder icon
    representing your folder
   
     The main panel, where you see icons
    representing the items in your folder
    The main panel, where you see icons
    representing the items in your folder
   
Your home folder also appears on your desktop, represented by a house icon. Double-clicking the house icon opens a new Nautilus window with your home folder displayed.
Note about the home folder: Depending on your user-level setting, your home folder may be the default Nautilus home folder, which contains basic information about your computer and pointers to some useful applications, or the home folder defined for you in your Linux settings (normally /home/your_name).