I deleted the "Desktop", "Documents" and "Downloads" folders and emptied the Trash.
I don't need to restore the contents of these folders because everything is already backed up on my external drive, but now the folder themselves are not appearing or able to be added/restored. Nothing can be added to the Desktop, nothing can be downloaded because I've deleted these folders.
How can I restore or create these deleted folders?
Best Answer
If they don't exist, Documents and Downloads - just create a folder with those names in your home directory. I think you can do the same for the Desktop directory. Make a Desktop folder in your home directory.