# Ubuntu budgie disables desktop after restart

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-disables-desktop-after-restart/1752>\
**Category:** Budgie Desktop\
**Created:** [April 10, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-disables-desktop-after-restart/1752 "2019-04-10T20:17:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 6

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Tianyazi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/tianyazi/32/4996_2.png) [@Tianyazi](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Tianyazi)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-disables-desktop-after-restart/1752/6 "2026-03-22T02:36:51Z")

</div>

> [@After restarting the computer, desktop icons cannot be clicked and the right-click menu is missing](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/after-restarting-the-computer-desktop-icons-cannot-be-clicked-and-the-right-click-menu-is-missing/8533):
>
> After restarting the computer, desktop icons cannot be clicked and the right-click menu is missing. env: ubuntu budgie 24.04.04 desktop 1.Only left, bottom, or top icons on the desktop can be clicked 2. Desktop icons cannot be clicked, and the right-click menu contains only two items. Click the files icon on the left, then right-click to display the menu. The following is the log.Click Files in the left menu, then right-click to open Terminal. dconf reset -f /org/budgie…

After restarting the computer, desktop icons cannot be clicked and the right-click menu is missing.

1.Only left, bottom, or top icons on the desktop can be clicked  
2. Desktop icons cannot be clicked, and the right-click menu contains only two items.  
3. Click the files icon on the left, then right-click to display the menu.

The following is the log.Click Files in the left menu, then right-click to open Terminal.Enter the following command to restore the desktop right-click menu and desktop icons for right-click mouse operations.

You’re just like me

---

_[View the full topic](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/ubuntu-budgie-disables-desktop-after-restart/1752)._
