Unnamed folders showing up randomly on desktop

[jmcook79]

I've noticed this happen a few times with Linux Mint 13. Once it was when I finished with the internet and closed firefox and I noticed one on the bottom left of my desktop. Now it just happened when i colsed the control panel...there were two of them on the upper right of the desktop! It's really weird.

[homerscousin]

Just a thought. I had a wacky problem several years ago on win xp. My desktop icons would replicate giving me 2-4 copies. Made a mess with 50 or more extra icons. Only did this 3 times I think. Turned out to be an intermittent short in the keyboard. When I used a certain key combo including the shift key it must have sent some strange signal back and just moving the mouse after that caused the problem. Replaced the keyboard, problem gone.

[jmcook79]

Thanks for the suggestion although I just replaced the keyboard in my laptop so I hope that's not the case!