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Q&A How can I show hidden files and folders (with leading dot in name) on the desktop (actual desktop, not a window)?

I am using Linux Mint 20.3, with Cinnamon as a window manager. I have a folder named .pytest_cache on my Desktop: $ ls -1A | grep '^\.' .pytest_cache I know that if I open a Nemo window, navi...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Karl Knechtel‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by Mithical‭

Question linux-mint desktop
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Karl Knechtel‭ · 2023-08-03T14:40:27Z (about 1 year ago)
How can I show hidden files and folders (with leading dot in name) on the desktop (actual desktop, not a window)?
I am using Linux Mint 20.3, with Cinnamon as a window manager.

I have a folder named `.pytest_cache` on my Desktop:

```
$ ls -1A | grep '^\.'
.pytest_cache
```

I know that if I open a Nemo window, navigate to the Desktop, and choose to "Show Hidden Files" (Ctrl-H), I can make the folder appear in that window.

However, I don't see it on my desktop background. Clicking the background and pressing Ctrl-H does nothing, and there doesn't appear to be a relevant setting in the right-click context menu for the desktop.

Is it possible to make such a folder visible on the desktop? How? I already found https://askubuntu.com/questions/496787, but it only tells me the above things that I already know.