Why does my Desktop directory keep vanishing

[mahesh]

Several time now when logging in after a boot my $Home directory have been displayed on the desktop.
This happens because my $HOME/Desktop directory has disappeared, resulting in XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop" being changed to XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/" in .config/user-dirs.dirs
Recreating the Desktop directory and resetting the XDG_DESKTOP_DIR value fixes the problem, but I don't understand why it is happening in the first place?

In the log I am seeing this:
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/home/dave/Desktop was removed,  reassigning DESKTOP to homedirimmediately after:
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Starting GNOME Shell on X11...
Reached target GNOME Session Manager is ready.

Any suggestions as to why this is happening would be welcome.


Thanks.