How do I stop my MacBook clearing the icons off the desktop when I switch off

How do I stop my MacBook clearing the icons off the desktop when I switch off the machine?

Hi Matt
After I create say a word document, file it on my desktop and then shut down my machine. The next time I open up the MacBook the file icon has been removed from the desktop. I can still retrieve the file in a folder labeled with the month I created it. But why has the OS removed it from the desktop and how can I stop it happening?
It happens to alias icons as well!
Regards

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