I had an Catalina 10.15.7 update a few days ago, since then I have noticed all my desktop short cuts have disappeared. How may I get them back?

I had Catalina 10.15.7 updated a few days ago, now all my icons for short cuts are gone from Home Screen. Anybody else have that happen? How can I get them back?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on May 3, 2021 2:18 PM

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BDAqua

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May 3, 2021 5:18 PM in response to Edge1hd

Missing from Finder, Dock, Desktop or where exactly?

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I had an Catalina 10.15.7 update a few days ago, since then I have noticed all my desktop short cuts have disappeared. How may I get them back?

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