# "Make Link" for folder on Budgie desktop?

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/make-link-for-folder-on-budgie-desktop/3132>\
**Category:** Budgie Desktop\
**Created:** [February 26, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/make-link-for-folder-on-budgie-desktop/3132 "2020-02-26T17:48:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![NielAnd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@NielAnd](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/NielAnd)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/make-link-for-folder-on-budgie-desktop/3132/1 "2020-02-26T17:48:36Z")

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I have been setting up Linux PCs for elderly relatives and friends, and it goes pretty well. I had been using Ubuntu Mate, but have recently been trying Budgie as it is a simpler look, cleaner, and good features for those with poor eyesight. And Plank works well if made quite large with default theme.  
In Budgie Desktop Settings I allow icons on the desktop, but don’t show the Home Directory.  
I find that users prefer to have a simple link to “Documents”, and don’t want to see everything in the Home Directory.  
In Mate, I could right click the Documents folder in Home, right click, and select “Make Link” for a link on the Desktop. Don’t have this option in Budgie. I could move the Documents folder to the Desktop, but not very elegant.  
Probably something very simple I am missing, any help appreciated.  
Thank you!

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**Author:** ![AlistairG](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/alistairg/32/1959_2.png) [@AlistairG](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/AlistairG)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/make-link-for-folder-on-budgie-desktop/3132/2 "2020-02-26T19:00:58Z")

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Select Documents, Ctrl-m, drag the link to the desktop folder.  
or  
Nemo/Edit/Preferences/File Management Properties/Context Menus/ check Make Link.

It should be checked by default IMHO.

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**Author:** ![NielAnd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@NielAnd](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/NielAnd)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/make-link-for-folder-on-budgie-desktop/3132/3 "2020-02-26T21:27:13Z")

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Hey, Thank You, got it.

Could only get Ctrl-M to work if Nemo installed, - and then inadvertentlty made loads of links, - but highlight Documents in Nemo, then Edit/Make Link even easier.  
I’ve learned something new, appreciated!

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/make-link-for-folder-on-budgie-desktop/3132/4 "2020-02-27T10:57:52Z")

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A post was split to a new topic: [How to make desktop icons text size larger?](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-make-desktop-icons-text-size-larger/3141)

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**Author:** ![AlistairG](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/alistairg/32/1959_2.png) [@AlistairG](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/AlistairG)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/make-link-for-folder-on-budgie-desktop/3132/5 "2020-02-28T03:31:00Z")

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DISREGARD BELOW; there is a bug in Nemo which starts off working on below, then you end up with an empty directory:  
While on this topic I found a neat Nemo trick.  
Mega (upload) cant accept links in its sync’ed directory; well it seems to, but a while later you will find your changes are not being synced. My offending directory was Documents; in Nemo you can change its location by Bookmarks/Edit Bookmarks then change the location in my case to /home/alistair/MEGAsync/Documents