Adam Zion on 21 May 2013 16:15:25 -0700


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Re: [PLUG] Strange linux desktop problem

On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Adam Zion <azion1995@gmail.com> wrote:
> Last night, my desktop- whether I log in using Cinnamon or Classic Gnome as
> the GUI- displays the entire contents of my home directory. It's not just
> symbolic links- it's the actual files. If I remove one from the desktop or
> root directory, it's gone in the other.
>
> I've never seen this. Any thoughts about what happened, how to fix it, and
> how to prevent it from happening in the future?

Did your desktop folder get symlinked to $HOME?

Can't see how it would; how would I check, though?

-Z
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