Flashing folder icon after Mac mini has been sitting for a few hours

I leave my Mac mini running at time when I leave the office to let it install an update or just cause I forget to close it all down. When I come in the next morning, I have a flashing folder icon waiting for me.
Every single post on the forums talk about this issue at startup. This isn't the case for me; It didn't get shut down. A simple reboot solves it but still an annoying occurrence.
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff8021fc1cde): "launchd died\nState at Last Exception:\n\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2782.20.48/bsd/kern/kern_exit.c:363
uuid info:
0x7fff668ed000 uuid = <65dccb06-339c-3e25-9702-600a28291d0e>
0x10e9c3000 uuid = <7f885d63-b284-3471-b6e3-172489232c37>
0x10ea13000 uuid = <4396b358-725e-3ec0-bcbb-e4bf75fe1fb0>
RAX: 0x0000000002000001, RBX: 0x0000000000000006, RCX: 0x000000010eb630e8, RDX: 0x0000000000000000
RSP: 0x000000010eb630e8, RBP: 0x000000010eb63190, RSI: 0x000000010eb62f40, RDI: 0x0000000000000001
R8: 0x0000000000000000, R9: 0x000000010ea029f0, R10: 0x00007fff89e77b02, R11: 0x0000000000000206
R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0x00007fff8f4f17e0, R14: 0x000000010eb635d0, R15: 0x000000010eb63790
RFL: 0x0000000000000206, RIP: 0x00007fff89e7595a, CS: 0x0000000000000007, SS: 0x0000000000000023
Thread 0xffffff8030c8e2e0
0x00007fff948d7f4b
0x00007fff948d8068
0x00007fff948d1554
0x00007fff8c009a6c
0x000000010e9f18f7
0x00007fff87a8bc13
0x00007fff87a8e88f
0x00007fff87a9cfe4
0x00007fff8e815637
0x00007fff8e81340d
0x0000000000000000
Thread 0xffffff8030caec50
0x00007fff87a8ea6a
0x0000000000000000
Thread 0xffffff8030cad970
0x000000010e9dac81
0x00007fff87a8bc13
0x00007fff87a8f365
0x00007fff87a90ecc
0x00007fff87a8e6b7
0x00007fff87a9cfe4
0x00007fff8e815637
0x00007fff8e81340d
0x0000000000000000
Thread 0xffffff8030c8de28
0x00007fff87a9c3ad
0x0000000000000000
Thread 0xffffff803289ea78
0x00007fff895ebf1a
0x0000000000000000
0x00007fff668f9455
0x00007fff8b4677b5
0x00007fff948a67e8
0x00007fff8f4f17e0
0x00007fff8f4f3ddf
0x00007fff87a8bc13
0x00007fff87a8ce5e
0x00007fff8f4f20a7
0x000000010e9ee383
0x00007fff87a8bc13
0x00007fff87a8f365
0x00007fff87a90ecc
0x00007fff87a8f154
0x00007fff87a90ecc
0x00007fff87a8e6b7
0x00007fff87a9cfe4
0x00007fff8e815637
0x00007fff8e81340d
0x0000000000000000
Thread 0xffffff80317b82e0
0x00007fff8e81340d
0x0000000000000000
Mac OS version: 14D136
Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 14.3.0: Mon Mar 23 11:59:05 PDT 2015; root:xnu-2782.20.48~5/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 4B3A11F4-77AA-3D27-A22D-81A1BC5B504D
System model name: Macmini6,1 (Mac-031AEE4D24BFF0B1)

Have you tried a PRAM reset?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
Ciao.

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