OK it just happened and I followed your instructions and after doing so the weird Desktop folder disappeared but, the screenshots I took of the Terminal window are still missing - going to restart so they reappear and I can post them
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A "Desktop" folder randomly appears on my desktop
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OK it just happened and I followed your instructions and after doing so the weird Desktop folder disappeared but, the screenshots I took of the Terminal window are still missing - going to restart so they reappear and I can post them
The output in the Terminal windows looks normal.
What version on macOS are you running?
What version on macOS are you running?
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Catalina 10.15.7 but it has happened on all versions this year since getting my MP 7,1
Never happened on my late-2015 iMac
Did you have the same software (macOS and apps) installed on your iMac as you do on Mac Pro?
The one suggestion I have is try downloading and running the 10.15.7 full installer. It won’t erase any of your user files or applications. It will only refresh the macOS system files. Maybe something is corrupted and this might refresh a corrupted system file.
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Did you have the same software (macOS and apps) installed on your iMac as you do on Mac Pro?
The one suggestion I have is try downloading and running the 10.15.7 full installer. It won’t erase any of your user files or applications. It will only refresh the macOS system files. Maybe something is corrupted and this might refresh a corrupted system file.
macOS Catalina
macOS Catalina gives you more of everything you love about Mac. Experience three all-new media apps: Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Podcasts. Locate a missing Mac with the new Find My app. And now coming to Mac, your favorite iPad apps. You can even extend your desktop using iPad as a second...apps.apple.com
The only new App on the MP versus the iMac is WIPR
Maybe it will cease once I upgrade to Big Sur but, due to the plugins I use for music production not yet ready for Big Sur, that could be some time from now
Damn - it just happened again!!!
Except this time not only did screenshots that I had on the desktop disappear but my 2 external SSD icons as well
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I am also getting this issue occasionally. A "Desktop" folder appears on my desktop, that cannot be opened. It disappears after a restart. I notice that many of my favorites in the Finder sidebar also disappear at the same time (and thus I have to check them on again in Finder preferences).
Using Catalina 10.15.7
Using Catalina 10.15.7
Yeah, exactly what I went through
Although, it has not happened since I moved to Big Sur
