KDE - Manjaro
wiki.manjaro.org › index › KDEDesktop Settings -> Wallpaper -> Layout "Folder View" will allow you to place and interact with items on the desktop. If you do not use desktop icons (or if you need encouragement for better organization) you can use "Desktop". "Desktop" layout will not allow items on the desktop and results in almost 20 MiB of memory savings in plasmashell.