Memory stick icon on desk top

Don't know where to put this question
All of a sudden I cannot get anything showing on my desk top when I plug my memory sticks in to open them. When I remove them it says DEVICE REMOVAL etc.
Have I done something stupid?
Any help please.

Hello Smileyx,
On your Mac Menu Bar on the Top click on Finder,
Choose Preferences from the Finder menu,
Click the General icon on the toolbar,
Select "External Disk" and "CDs,DVDs" in the "Show these items on the desktop:" section.

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