Bug 422545

Summary:	Custom desktop icons for folder shortcuts are forgotten on reboot
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Goran Brannstrom <goranbr>
Component:	Desktop icons & Folder View widget	Assignee:	Eike Hein <hein>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	minor	CC:	nate, plasma-bugs, team.magikmystikfr
Priority:	NOR
Version:	master
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Goran Brannstrom 2020-06-06 19:09:33 UTC

SUMMARY
On my Kubuntu 20.04 desktop I have shortcuts to several folder on my desktop and have chosen my own icons to represent various content. But every time I reboot they revert to the stock blue folder icon.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create shortcut to a directory on the desktop
2. Change the icon - in my case to a custom picture my own user's directory 
3. Reboot

OBSERVED RESULT
- The icon for the directory has changed to the stock blue kde directory icon.

EXPECTED RESULT
- The same custom icon I chose previously

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 5.18.5 (Kubuntu 20.04)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.68.0
Qt Version: 5.12.8

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Workaround
- Right-click desktop icon, choose Properties + Ok
- The icon reverts to the custom icon, until next reboot that is.

Comment 1 Caribou 2021-05-10 02:46:28 UTC

Same problem. It worked for months, but now desktop just forgots changed icons on boot (and i used KDE colored-folders icons, not personnal icons).

Fast workaround : CTRL+A on desktop, then ALT+ENTER, then ENTER.

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2021-08-29 21:36:17 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 439954 ***