GJS using lots of CPU resources non stop

[florin]

In my laptop, gjs is using lots of CPU resources (about 13% in my case) and I cannot stop it. Keeping the mouse over it, it seems to be related to the Desktop extension. I also attached a screeshot showing that. I tried Alt+F2 & r, nothing changes in this regard; I tried disabling the extension and Alt+F2 & r, nothing changes. Restart works.
When this happens, the mouse cannot interact with the desktop icons. For instance, when I moved one file, it was still shown on the Desktop, although I have already moved it with Nautilus/Files.

I have a theory: I use the desktop to temporary store files, also my screen recording software creates the files on the Desktop. One time, when I moved in Nautilus the file from the Desktop to my working folders, this bug was triggered. Maybe it was a coincidence, but it sure looked like that. My idea is that the extension does not properly work with other programs interacting with the desktop and it somehow crashes instead or re-scanning the files over there and paint them correctly.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
Package: gjs 1.68.4-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-20.20-generic 5.13.14
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Nov 1 23:50:11 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-10-14 (18 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)
SourcePackage: gjs
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[florin (florin-arjocu)]

Right now I have in reality more files on the Desktop created either by SimpleScreenRecording or Kdenlive and if I look at the Desktop, only a previous list of files that existed on the Desktop can be seen. I cannot interact with the Desktop in any way. See the screenshot with this, too.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

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