Keep Time Machine from starting in home Lately, when I "Enter Time Machine" (like, to recover a lost file), it switches to my home directory. This might have started with Mavericks, or possibly when I set up the current laptop (about, though not exactly, the same time). Is that a new feature with Mavericks? Is it some configuration thing?

Mainly: how do I make it stop? It prevents restoring files in hidden directories.
I tested this on Mavericks, but this method has worked as far as I can remember. Make sure "Show Time Machine in menu bar" is checked in Time Machine Preferences. Select the directory you want to go to as a Finder window and make it the active window. Select use "Enter Time Machine" from the menu bar Time Machine (small clock) drop down menu. Time Machine will open to your selected directory ready to restore files. If you start at a "hidden" directory you can restore from there.