I am missing all my regular desktop icons after signing out of iCloud
I quit iCloud and now I missing all files in Document folder and all my regular Desktop icons
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iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.6
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See the following from Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support
If you only turned off Desktop and Documents:
What happens when you turn off Desktop and Documents
When you turn off Desktop & Documents Folders, your files stay in iCloud Drive and a new Desktop and Documents folder is created on your Mac in the home folder. You can move files from iCloud Drive to your Mac as you need them, or select all of your files and drag them to the place you want to keep them.
or if you completely turned off iCloud Drive:
What happens when you turn off iCloud Drive or sign out of iCloud
If you turn off iCloud Drive or sign out of iCloud, a new Desktop and Documents folder is created in your home folder. You also have the option to keep a local copy of your files that are in iCloud Drive. If you keep a local copy of your files in iCloud Drive, they're copied to a folder called iCloud Drive (Archive) in your home folder. You can move any files that were in your iCloud Desktop and Documents to your new local Desktop and Documents.