I logged on saw copy of path directorys, files etc all over my laptop screen

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I just logged onto my laptop. The music, videos, pictures, public, downloads and files from my home all over my laptop background. The original files are still working. I did a trial with my videos and deleted on my laptop and said the directory couldn't be found. Then I restored it from the bin. It was working again. So I've realised ended making copies of them. How do you remove them? My laptop background looks really cluttered. I've checked: gedit ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs again:

XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Downloads"
XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/Templates"
XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/Public"
XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"
XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Music"
XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Videos"

Nothing out of the ordinary.

Do you have a Desktop directory on the background in addition to the other files from your home directory? — Nonny Moose, Aug 01 '20 at 20:07
Does this answer your question? Why is my desktop the same as home folder? — turbulence, Aug 01 '20 at 20:08
I was on that to move a missing desktop file earlier. I came back and checked. Nothing had changed. — SeemsToBeStuck, Aug 01 '20 at 20:15

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 01 '20 at 19:58

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This may solve your issue:

Select all files in your desktop background,
Cut them,
Open a file browser and go to home,
Paste them

answered Aug 01 '20 at 19:58

turbulence

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I tried. 'I got the you cannot move a file over itself'. The source is already there. – SeemsToBeStuck Aug 01 '20 at 20:06

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 03 '20 at 11:06

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I shut my laptop when I was finished with it. I turned it on again and everything was "back to normal".

answered Aug 03 '20 at 11:06

SeemsToBeStuck

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I logged on saw copy of path directorys, files etc all over my laptop screen

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