Remove volume icons from ubuntu desktop

Did you feel awkward looking at the ubuntu desktop with the volume icons of windows partitions. Well here i am providing you with a small tip to get rid of this thing.

press ALT+F2 while you are anywhere on the ubuntu. A screen will come up. Type gconf-editor in that (see the below image)  and press enter

Screenshot 1 Remove volume icons from ubuntu desktop

Now you will see the below screen, the configuration editor  showed up

Screenshot 2 Remove volume icons from ubuntu desktopIn that goto apps->nautilus->desktop and uncheck the volumes_visible in it. If you want computer and home icon in your desktop then you can do that too.

Now you have got a beautiful desktop without any volume icons. icon smile Remove volume icons from ubuntu desktop

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