[Discuss] System/Root icons on MATE desktop after login

[gaf.linux at gmail.com (Jerry Feldman)]

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On Wed, Aug 26, 2020, 4:42 PM <epp at mcom.com> wrote:

> On one of my systems, when logging in to the MATE desktop for the first
> time each day, three system icons appear on the desktop: 'boot', 'home'
> and 'Filesystem root'. The directory that appears when the 'home' icon
> is selected is /home that is immediately above individual user home
> directories. These icons do not appear on the other system for some reason.
>
> If I log out of MATE or reboot after a kernel upgrade, then log back in,
> these three icons are gone. If I turn on the system the next day and
> login, the icons are back.
>
> Checked Google, Duck Duck Go, et al and didn't find anything on this.
> Under Preferences/Desktop/Advanced, it has check boxes for visible
> shortcuts: Home, Trash, Computer and Network. None of these are checked,
> although the regular Computer, user's Home and Trash icons appear on the
> desktop as expected.
>
> I don't see any other desktop setting that would otherwise control the
> icons.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
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