My desktop (not the /home/user/Desktop
folder) shows the contents of my /home/user
folder. I don't know how I have done it and can I have some help on undoing it? The /home/user/Desktop
folder just contains my desktop files which do not appear on my desktop.
Ubuntu – Why is the desktop the same as home folder
directoryxdg
Best Answer
You can change you desktop folder i.e the folder you want to use as your Desktop.
Open the
~/.config
folder. (Press Ctrl+h to show hidden folders.)Open the
user-dirs.dirs
file in gedit.Change
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR
to the folder you want to show as your Desktop folder. In your case it isXDG_DESKTOP_DIR=$HOME/Desktop
nautilus -q
orkillall nautilus
and again opening it from Dash.