1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/core/launcher/launcherview.cpp b/core/launcher/launcherview.cpp
index e8741a2..7b20fdc 100644
--- a/core/launcher/launcherview.cpp
+++ b/core/launcher/launcherview.cpp
@@ -575,7 +575,16 @@ void LauncherView::internalPopulate( AppLnkSet *folder, const QString& typefilte
     icons->setTypeFilter(typefilter,FALSE);
 
     while ( it.current() ) {
+      // show only the icons for existing files
+      if (!QFile(it.current()->file()).exists() )
+        {
+          //maybe insert some .desktop file deletion code later
+          //maybe dir specific
+        }
+      else
+        {
         icons->addItem(*it,FALSE);
+        }
         ++it;
     }