Folder icons disappeared from my desktop and documents disappeared on MacBook Pro

PearlSamMTNgirls2 wrote:

All of the folder icons disappeared from my desktop. Also no files are in documents or desktop... they are all in "recent". What happened and how to fix?

Sounds like iCloud drive Desktop & Documents got turned on

iCloud drive missing desktop and documents

Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

How to Restore Your Desktop and Documents After Disabling ...

https://www.howtogeek.com/273629/how-to-restore-your-desktop-and-documents-after-disabling-icloud-sync-in-macos-sierra/

How to find your Documents and Desktop folder contents after disabling ...

https://www.macworld.com/article/3396119/how-to-find-your-documents-and-desktop-folder-contents-after-disabling-icloud-sync.html

Finder>Go>Go to Folder>copy & paste:

~/iCloud Drive (Archive)

iCloud Drive (Archive) - here you should find all your files