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