Files and folders in HOME are appearing on the desktop

[Bob]

I was trying to add a "shared folder" in VirtualBox when something went wrong. 
Most but not all of the files in my home directory and a partition mounted at
HOME disappeared.  I have recovered most everything from backups.  The problem
is that the desktop is now showing icons for the files and folders in HOME.

How do I stop the files and folders in HOME being also placed on the desktop?

How do I delete the icons that have already been placed on the desktop?

-- 
Robert Blair


Keep voting Democrat...  One day they will restrict your freedoms, restrict your history and restrict your safety.  All in the name of professional victims that don't understand the consequences of their ignorance.  -- Ronald Regan, 1987