Home Folder on Desktop

[smhensley]

When I booted up my computer my home folder showed up on my desktop. Also noticed that when I open my home folder it has grayed folders and files.
How do I remove the home folder from my desktop, it is not an alias.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Could it be hidden files and folders?

Mac OS X – Show / Hide Hidden Files in Finder

Can you make a screenshot and attach it to your next post?

 

[smhensley]

Screen shot with Home icon on desktop

Attached is a screenshot of my desktop with the filevault icon on desktop...just showed up there one day and have no idea how to remove it without removing my HD icon. Any ideas what to do? When I click on it, it takes me to my home folder but some of the items are grayed out...don't remember it being like that before. I will attach a screenshot of that as well.

 

[smhensley]

Screenshot of opened home folder

in the opened folder you can see some of the items are grayed out.
Sorry but screen shot didn't upload,will try again

 

[smhensley]

Screenshot of opened home folder

In the opened folder you can see that some items are grayed out. I don't remember that this was the case prior to the icon showing up on my desktop.

 

[mainstay]

Could it be hidden files and folders?

Mac OS X – Show / Hide Hidden Files in Finder

Can you make a screenshot and attach it to your next post?

^^^ is correct - they are hidden files / folders.

 

[smhensley]

Hidden files

OK I found this website that not only info that simsaladimbamba posted regarding hidden files/folders but also had an automator program to do it for you. I downloaded the automator and used that.

http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/03/23/mac-os-x-show-hide-hidden-files-in-finder/

Thanks everyone for pointing out that these were hidden files.