Desktop icons do not appear

When I create a new folder or save a file to my desktop they do not appear on the desktop. I can see them and open them under my HD icon they just do not appear on my desktop. If I change my view under my HD icon the icons suddenly appear again. Any ideas on why this might be happening?

I am talking about the four different views at the top. Like the thumbnails, icon, album cover view. I hope this makes since. Once I change from one view to the next the folder appears on the desktop.

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Have you tried designating a specific folder for the downloads to save to, rather than saving them to the desktop?
If you go to your browser preferences you can either create a new folder or choose an existing one to download to. This way you can see all your dwonloads in date/name order as you would with any other folder. I find that it's a lot easier to manage them this way.
Give it a try and see if it solves the problem. If you still have the same troubles come back to me.
Cheers RoboScott

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