Access User Desktop Files While Using Root

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The desktop for user will be located at /home/user/Desktop.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • Adenes
    Adenes over 1 year

    I'm really new ubuntu user...

    I'm working as root user (the software that I'm using just works if you are root user) but the files that I need to access are on my normal user desktop. I don't how to get to the desktop while I'm root.

    • Hastur
      Hastur almost 10 years
      Welcome Adenes. On simple question try always to check on your preferred search engine for a solution. If you write in google where is user desktop folder in ubuntu you find the solution. The ' is preferred to ` because the latter is user to write little pieces of code... and to show it in your question you have to escape it \`
    • lexu
      lexu almost 10 years
      Are you using command line based tools? If yes, look at the 'sudo' and/or 'su' command. Both allow you to obtain root privileges.