On Thursday 10 December 2015, Gerhard Zintel wrote:
> On Thursday 10 December 2015, Kate Draven wrote:
> > Has anyone experienced the following.
> >
> > Whenever I use konqueror and copy a file over to the desktop or delete.
> > The desktop itself doesn't reflect those changes until I create and
> > delete a new file.
> >
> > For example. In konqueror, I copy a file, minimize to see the desktop,
> > the file isn't there. I then right click, create new text file, the
> > previous file appears. Or if I've deleted a desktop file using konq, I
> > have to repeat the steps in order for the file "ghosts" to disappear.
>
> I normally don't use the desktop as a folder for files but have you tried
> to refresh the desktop (right mouse button menu; Refresh Desktop)?
>
> Gerhard

Aye, that I have. Doesn't work.
I've been net searching the symptoms. If I'm correct it's also happened in 
kde4. No answer as to why or how to fix it but I have some ideas.

Thanks

Kate