# Home files on desktop

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/home-files-on-desktop/183977>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 23, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/home-files-on-desktop/183977 "2010-02-23T12:54:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![wybodekker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f05b48/32.png) [@wybodekker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wybodekker)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/home-files-on-desktop/183977/1 "2010-02-23T12:54:19Z")

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One of my users managed to display all her $HOME files and dirs on her  
desktop,  
although ~/Desktop is empty. How can this happen?

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**Author:** ![wybodekker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f05b48/32.png) [@wybodekker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wybodekker)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/home-files-on-desktop/183977/2 "2010-02-23T15:01:08Z")

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Wybo D. wrote:

> One of my users managed to display all her $HOME files and dirs on her  
> desktop,  
> although ~/Desktop is empty. How can this happen?

Not trying to nitpick but what does this have to do with ruby? Might be  
better to ask this on a Linux forum or whatever WM/DE you guys are  
using.

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**Author:** ![wybodekker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f05b48/32.png) [@wybodekker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wybodekker)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/home-files-on-desktop/183977/3 "2010-02-23T15:19:27Z")

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Marc H. wrote:

> Wybo D. wrote:
> 
> > One of my users managed to display all her $HOME files and dirs on her  
> > desktop,  
> > although ~/Desktop is empty. How can this happen?
> 
> Not trying to nitpick but what does this have to do with ruby? Might be  
> better to ask this on a Linux forum or whatever WM/DE you guys are  
> using.

Sorry! Picked the wrong list!