From: pinnerite@gmail.com   
      
   On Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:50:02 -0500   
   "Michael F. Stemper"  wrote:   
      
   > I recently moved one of my boxes from 18.04 to 20.04. With this change, I   
   > suddenly have nasty-looking icons all over my beautiful background image.   
   > They appear to be one for each file and directory in my $HOME.   
   >   
   > The last time this happened, I was able to solve by either creating or   
   > deleting (I can't remember which) a directory "$HOME/Desktop". I've   
   > tried both, and that no longer works.   
   >   
   > What do I need to do to get rid of these icons now?   
   >   
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   > Michael F. Stemper   
   > Galatians 3:28   
      
   Firstly, the supplied icons are situated at /usr/share/icons.   
      
   That folder has sub-folders with all the different styles that Mint have   
   created.   
   I suspect you have been plugged into one of those.   
      
   While you are looking you will see a folder named "default".   
      
   Over 20 years ago I had to wean myself and my staff off various versions of   
   Windows.   
   To make it easy for my staff I searched the Internet for icons that were   
   virtually clones of those Windows icons with which we were all familar,   
   augmented with home-made ones created over the years. These were all placed in   
   a folder called "icons" in my    
   home directory.   
      
   Every time I update by making a clean install, I copy the contents of "icons"   
   to that default directory and change the desktop icons to those of my choice.   
      
   Right-click on the desktop icon, select "properties", click on the default   
   icon and browse to "default" and select your preference.   
      
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