Desktop icons are gone after migrating to new Mac

Hi,

I just completed migrating my old Mac to my new Mac. Everything worked well, except that all my desktop icons are gone. Where are they, and how can I reinstall them?

Thanks for all your advice.

Mac mini, macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 4, 2020 4:12 AM

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Posted on Apr 4, 2020 5:09 AM

Verify you are logged into your old account


>Log-in / Log-out


If you opted into iCloud Drive— your Desktop could have been moved to the Cloud:


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