Desktop does not show icons

icons nautilus

Do 

sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool

Open Advanced settings from Dash .Then Slide the ON option to have file manager handle the desktop

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To access the files you can always go to /home/username/Desktop, where username is your user name.

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