Index: src/xfdesktop-file-icon-manager.c
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--- src/xfdesktop-file-icon-manager.c	(revision 23314)
+++ src/xfdesktop-file-icon-manager.c	(working copy)
@@ -2027,15 +2027,15 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /* clear out anything left in the icon view */
+    xfdesktop_icon_view_remove_all(fmanager->priv->icon_view);
+    
     /* ditch normal icons */
     if(fmanager->priv->icons) {
         g_hash_table_foreach_remove(fmanager->priv->icons,
                                     (GHRFunc)gtk_true, NULL);
     }
     
-    /* clear out anything left in the icon view */
-    xfdesktop_icon_view_remove_all(fmanager->priv->icon_view);
-    
     /* add back the special icons */
     for(i = 0; i <= XFDESKTOP_SPECIAL_FILE_ICON_TRASH; ++i) {
         if(fmanager->priv->show_special[i])