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Console problems using "Git Bash"

I am using Git Bash to practice Unix commands.

What does the following line mean as soon as I open the console? palex02@LAPTOP-TO2B6AA MINDF64

Also, when I try to use the ls Desktop command I don't see any files or directories. Also with mkdir (always on the Dsktop) I do not see the folder created (but if I go to the Desktop folder I see that it has been created).

This is the path I use:

~/Desktop

How can I solve this problem?

Solution

  • I've seen that happen when someone is using OneDrive, and they're backing up the desktop.

    If that is the cause of your situation, C:\Users\<username>\Desktop exists but its contents were moved. The typical methods of accessing Windows Desktop are now using a different folder called "Desktop" in the OneDrive controlled folder.That would be C:\Users\<username>\OneDrive\Desktop or C:\Users\<username>\OneDrive - <your business name>\Desktop.

    In such cases, it's common for the same kind of change to apply to "Documents" and "Pictures" folders, but they're each optional.