You removed the folderview applet, so yes, the Desktop files are missing. If you'd prefer, you can click the Plasma icon in the upper-right corner of the desktop, select "Appearance Settings", and change the Desktop Activity type to "Folderview" to have icons directly on your wallpaper.
** Changed in: kubuntu-kde4-meta (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- [Jaunty]Desktop doesn't show saved files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/334510 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs