My Desktop folder is vanished in the left bar of Nautilus, but I can still open it using the right click in the desktop and selecting "Show the desktop in file" or choosing it from the home folder in Nautilus. I'm using Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo).
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please look at the file `~/.config/user-dirs.dirs` to check if the line `XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Something"` exists and is valid – cmak.fr Jul 29 '19 at 09:51
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yes, it exists, but still nothing changed – Luigi Colella Jul 29 '19 at 14:48
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why should something change if it exists?.. -- another idea: is your desktop customized with a theme ? – cmak.fr Jul 29 '19 at 16:06
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1Possible duplicate of [How to bring back my Desktop Icon in Nautilus?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/1080582/how-to-bring-back-my-desktop-icon-in-nautilus) – Pablo Bianchi Nov 25 '19 at 14:47
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1Also related to [this question](https://askubuntu.com/q/1135565/349837), and maybe to the fact that Files (Nautilus) [v3.28 lose the desktop icons](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/files-nautilus-v3-28-will-lose-the-desktop-icons-capability/3115) capability and [added back on v3.30](https://www.ubuntufree.com/gnome-3-30-brings-back-desktop-icons-with-nautilus-integration-wayland-support/). – Pablo Bianchi Nov 25 '19 at 14:53
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Go to Files or Home to open a Nautilus window and click on Files on the top bar of the screen alongside Activities.
This will give you a drop down menu from which you can select to invoke the Sidebar (or deactivate it if already selected).
Then with a ✔ alongside the option as required the Sidebar will be reactivated/recycled.
If the Desktop folder is still not shown in the sidebar it is probably because the Local Network Share has been lost.
It can be restored by opening your Home folder, right click on theDesktop folder icon and select Local Network Share from the drop down options.
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Go to /home/YOUR-USERNAME/Desktop in Nautilus, then press Ctrl + B to bookmark the location, and you'll have a "Desktop" item in the Nautilus sidebar.
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doing this I add it at the bottom of the sidebar, but I wanted it back where the "important" directories are – Luigi Colella Jul 29 '19 at 14:49
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Make sure you have Gnome Tweaks installed, so launch it.
On the left in Tweaks, select Desktop. Make sure Show Icons option is checked on the right.
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