Bug 510773

Summary: Desktop Shortcuts get re arranged after rebooting the computer
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: pollux/ned <pollux66>
Component: Desktop icons & Folder View widgetAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: normal CC: akselmo, hein, kdedev, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.4.5   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: CachyOS   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Bug Depends on:    
Bug Blocks: 503500    
Attachments: shortcuts before rebooting
shortcuts after rebooting
desktop shortcut settings for icons

Description pollux/ned 2025-10-19 03:54:14 UTC
Created attachment 185892 [details]
shortcuts before rebooting

SUMMARY
A user was experiencing this problem and so i tested to see if a bunch of shortcuts would get rearranged after rebooting the pc and it did, i have sorting set to manual also in the desktop folder setting, thinking maybe that would fix it but it doesn't.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create lots of app shortcuts on the desktop
2. Remember the position or take a screenshot of them
3. Reboot the pc
4. Notice how the shortcuts have been rearranged on the desktop

OBSERVED RESULT
Shortcuts get re arranged after reboot

EXPECTED RESULT
Shortcuts shouldn't get rearranged after reboot, they should stay where they are at all times unless the user moves them

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: Cachyos
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 pollux/ned 2025-10-19 03:54:37 UTC
Created attachment 185893 [details]
shortcuts after rebooting
Comment 2 Akseli Lahtinen 2025-10-20 09:11:43 UTC
Did you have them sorted by name, and the arrangement "In Rows" before and after reboot?

Looks like those are shortcuts, are some of them Flatpak apps? 
It's possible it's sorting using the "org.blalbalbla.flatpak.app.name" instead of the human readable name, which would be a bug.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-10-20 16:38:27 UTC
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Comment 4 pollux/ned 2025-10-22 03:27:22 UTC
(In reply to Akseli Lahtinen from comment #2)
> Did you have them sorted by name, and the arrangement "In Rows" before and
> after reboot?
> 
> Looks like those are shortcuts, are some of them Flatpak apps? 
> It's possible it's sorting using the "org.blalbalbla.flatpak.app.name"
> instead of the human readable name, which would be a bug.

yes they are all flatpak apps, added them from the application launcher by right clicking and add to desktop, i have attached a screenshot of how my icons on the desktop are setup in the desktop folder settings
Comment 5 pollux/ned 2025-10-22 03:27:42 UTC
Created attachment 185985 [details]
desktop shortcut settings for icons