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I don't know how I changed this, after a restart I found this home folder on the desktop. I don't want it there - how do I remove it? Left click does not show an option to delete it.

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    check with nautilus the directory structure of /home/, /home/$USER/ and /home/$USER/Desktop. Have you got Ubuntu Tweak installed? UT has an option to show "home". See askubuntu.com/a/267056/15811
    – Rinzwind
    Jun 8, 2014 at 17:35

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Reset to default
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This has changed under Ubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo":

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.desktop-icons show-home false

Similarly for the Trash icon:

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.desktop-icons show-trash false

Should you wish the icons back again, repeat the command with false changed to true.

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  • how did you know where to find this command?
    – Anthony Gedeon
    Sep 9, 2021 at 4:16
  • No such schema “org.gnome.shell.extensions.desktop-icons”
    – Soerendip
    Jul 4, 2023 at 3:21
  • @Soerendip - because that was for 19.04. See For Ubuntu 22.04 answer.
    – scruss
    Jul 4, 2023 at 13:47
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For Ubuntu 22.04 or later:

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.ding show-home false
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For Ubuntu versions prior to 19.04:

gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.desktop home-icon-visible false

For Ubuntu 19.04 or later, see this answer.

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  • Similarly, to hide the trash icon, do gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.desktop trash-icon-visible false
    – Jonathan E. Landrum
    Mar 19, 2018 at 17:06
  • for Mate Desktop (fork of Gnome2), use gsettings set org.mate.caja.desktop home-icon-visible false
    – mreithub
    Aug 7, 2018 at 15:37
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On ubuntu 22.04 Setting -> Appearance -> Desktop Icons -> Show Personal folder -> disable it enter image description here

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