From: michael.stemper@gmail.com   
      
   On 19/07/2024 16.01, Michael F. Stemper wrote:   
   > On 18/07/2024 21.15, Jonathan N. Little wrote:   
   >> 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?   
      
   >>   If so, check your file   
   >>   
   >> ~/.config/user-dirs.dir   
   >   
   > Actually, it's   
   >   ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs   
      
   >> Maybe the "XDG_DESKTOP_DIR" is set to just "$HOME" and not "$HOME/Desktop"   
   >   
   > That was indeed the case. I had to log out and log back in for it to take   
   > effect, but everything was copacetic after that. I'm going to try setting   
   > it to a non-existent directory now, to see if it reduces two icons to one.   
      
   No joy. When I logged out and back in, something *edited the file* without   
   my permission, deleting the non-existent directory, so that I again had   
   scores of icons splattered all over the background.   
      
   I probably should have tried it before impulsively posting my bright idea.   
      
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   Michael F. Stemper   
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