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Mitsworth SCZD
Asked: 2020-04-26 06:00:47 +0800 CST

How to remove Home Folder icon from desktop in Ubuntu 20.04?

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When I start Ubuntu I had my "home/user" in my Desktop.

test is my User.

home folder on desktop

home folder open in file manager

How do I make the folder not be on the desktop?

home-directory gnome-shell 20.04

5 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Open the terminal and type the following command:

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

    After you do this, the home folder icon should disappear from your desktop.

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  2. The easiet way would be to install the package.. gnome-shell-extension-prefs

    Once you install the package, you can find the app in all apps..

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    and then turning off the switch for "Show the personal folder in the desktop"

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    Same thing can be achieved with gnome-tweaks also, If you already Installed gnome-tweaks

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  3. To remove both the trash icon and home icon:

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

    and

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

    No need to install any additional software ?

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  4. I came here without solution, but this answer for similar question solve it. I'm current in Ubuntu 21.10:

    https://askubuntu.com/a/1335409/452437

    In dconf application, after installed, I went to /org/gnome/shell/extensions/ding/ and disable show-home option.

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  5. You can also use the above mentioned commands in one line

    To hide to home and trash icons:

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

    Just in case, to show those icons again:

    gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.desktop-icons show-home true && gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.desktop-icons show-trash true

    Hope it helps.

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