Cannot find Desktop Icon in File Explorer

Eagle51 said:

Hey sturpe,
In File Explorer > Address Bar ... If you manually type in C:\Users\Username\Desktop ... does it popup an error ... windows can't find 'C:\Users\Username\Desktop' check spelling and try again ???

Now that is interesting. If I do what you suggest, File Explorer Address bar changes to C:\Users\username\documents and the missing ICONS are there. But there is still not a "Desktop" folder.

Is this a step in the right direction?

Hmmm, that's a bit strange and i'm not sure what to make of it.

Edit: I'm wondering if the Desktop folder got merged with Documents folder. If it did, I don't think you can un-merge them. You may have to just create a new C:\Users\Username\Desktop folder

Hmmm, I wonder if you can use Restore Previous Version for files/folders on the Documents folder. Hopefully someone with more knowledge than me, can comment on it ???
Check this tutorial - Restore Previous Versions of Files, Folders, and Drives in Windows 10 Backup Restore Tutorials

Eagle51 said:

Hmmm, I wonder if you can use Restore Previous Version for files/folders on the Documents folder. Hopefully someone with more knowledge than me, can comment on it ???
Check this tutorial - Restore Previous Versions of Files, Folders, and Drives in Windows 10 Backup Restore Tutorials

Finally solved. When I tried to create a folder (C:\users\username\Desktop) I got the message that it already existed. Did I want to replace it. The first time I said no and looked again for a "Desktop" folder. No joy. So the second time I said to replace it and it came up with "Documents" which had the icons in it, same as before. So I renamed the "Documents" folder to Desktop and now all is right. That folder only had the files and folders that have the desktop data in it!

Glad you got it sorted out, good job :)

I wonder if the version of windows might play a part. I have windows 10 home. Under c:\users\username\desktop I have 1 folder and 3 shortcut apps that I added. Under users\public\public desktop there are 11 other apps and shortcuts. Default\desktop is empty. The only one not listed in any user account is recycle bin.