Desktop settings and configuration disappeared (repeatedly)

[Michael Bona]

Valter Mura wrote:

> In data mercoledì 14 luglio 2010 14:21:44, Michael Bona ha scritto:
> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> I am using Kubuntu 10.04 with KDE 4.4.2.
>> 
>> I have just had my desktop settings disappear (again). What I mean 
is
>> that after logging in I do not see me desktop with my panels, 
icons,
>> widgets etc. as set up by ME but rather the standard desktop a new
>> user might see.
>> 
>> This first happened after a distribution update from 8.10 to 9.04 
(I
>> think) then again on 9.10 to 10.04 and now for the first after a 
cold
>> reset (push the reset button).
>> 
>> Since setting up everything again is a real pain, can anyone help 
me
>> a) preventing this from happening a or
>> b) backing up my configured desktop so that I can simply re-create 
my
>> configuration by copying a few files.
> 
> Myabe you have more than one panel active.
> 
> In this case, you see the default one and not the customized.
> 
> Check it in edit mode (bottom right next to the systray)
> 

Thanks, but that's not it (I checked). Also, it does not also affect 
one single panel but background picture, widgets on desktop etc.

Michael