Re: desktop-save fails

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 14:58:28 +0000
> From: Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de>
> 
> there seems to be a problem with
> M-x desktop-save RET
> 
>   error("Desktop file conflict")
>    desktop-save("/home/gfp/.config/emacs/" nil t)
>    desktop-auto-save()
>    apply(desktop-auto-save nil)
>    timer-event-handler([t 0 30 0 nil desktop-auto-save nil idle 0 nil])
> 
> I can’t save my desktop
> 
> What do I have to do?

Delete the desktop file in /home/gfp/.config/emacs/ .

Then figure out who or what changed that file while this session was
up and running.