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My laptop has a habit of shutting down with hard disk errors. After one such error, when I restarted the laptop, the dock and desktop icons had disappeared. I tried sudo-apt-install-gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock but it said that the dock was latest and 0 upgraded, 0 installed.

There is no "new folder" option when I right click on the desktop. I tried putting a new file in the desktop folder, but the icons did not reappear. I also tried Alt+F2 and r, but with no success.

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  • Fix your HDD before fixing the desktop? fsck disk utility can (usually) fix filesystem inconsistencies, while a SMART disk test (available e.g. through the Disks app) can find hardware-level disk problems. First of all however back up all your important files.
    – Levente
    Apr 23, 2021 at 12:19
  • I have used fsck twice till now and it has worked temporarily. Let me get back to you after trying the smart dick thingy. edit- Read error rate, Spinup time, Reallocated sector count, Seek error rate, Spinup Retry count, Head-flying hours are all pre-fail. Others are old-age. Overall assessment-Disk is OK, 32288 bad sectors
    – Malhar Dave
    Apr 23, 2021 at 12:21
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    It is time to replace the hard drive. Every time it fails and you have to power off without a proper shut down you have the possibility of damage to the file system.
    – David
    Apr 23, 2021 at 12:33
  • Okay. Also, should I replace it with an SSD instead?
    – Malhar Dave
    Apr 23, 2021 at 12:39

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I installed dash to dock and that solved the dock problem, but the icons problem still persists

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