Pasting to the desktop also works for me in 19.10. Are you trying to paste a file with unusual permissions?
** Changed in: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1857014 Title: Unable to paste files from Nautilus to the desktop Status in gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: 1) Ubuntu 19.10 2) Files app 1:3.34.1-1ubuntu1 3) Open Files app. Copy file. Right click on Desktop. Select paste. 4) Unable to paste the file to the desktop. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons/+bug/1857014/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp