Desktop Shortcut Icon


  1. mjwilson94
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    Desktop Shortcut Icon


    Well basically I have just realised on my laptop desktop the small shortcut icon displayed in the bottom left of an Icon has changed to a sort of user icon, I was wondering how I get this back to the small arrow??? Please see picture below


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    Guys I now have realised it has just changed again :S:S:S:S:S

    So whenever I copy something or save something new to my desktop it changes this icon :S
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  3. Pichu
    Posts : 108
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    lol, that icon means that it is being shared on your homegroup. Why don't you make it so that your "desktop" folder is not being shared on your network?

    Homegroup - Change File and Folder Sharing Settings
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