It sounds like your XDG_DESKTOP_DIR has somehow changed to point to the home directory. And when that happens zsh will trigger bug 1815550. So this is a duplicate of bug 1815550.
To find out why the desktop and home directories are mixed though, check the contents of your: ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1838239 Title: Desktop contains icons of home dir files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1838239/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs