Disappearing icon graphics

the graphics for the icons on my desktop keep disappearing, all that remains is a dotted line around where it once was. the file name remains intact. Does any one know why? Have a screen shot but cannot see how to add it to message?
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Probably a hosed LaunchServices database. Launch the Terminal app in /Applications/Utilities/, copy & paste this one-line command into the window that pops up, and hit the command key:
*/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchS ervices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user*
Quit the Terminal app, restart, and see if that fixes the issue.

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