Downloaded and Saved Files Do Not Show On Desktop

I've noticed just in the past two weeks that files such as email attachments, photos, or other files downloaded from Safari or Mail do not appear on the desktop where the default location is set. Also, this happens when I save a Word document or a document from another application (it's not application specific) and it's supposed to show up on the desktop. When I go to find them, they're not there. They don't show up in a separate Finder window either. In order to get them to show up, I have to do a spotlight search for them. Spotlight's file path for the file is always to the desktop where it's supposed to be. Once I click on it in Spotlight to see the filepath, then the file shows up on the desktop like it was supposed to. What in the world is going on?
1) This did not start happening after an update.
2) Not application specific - it happens no matter what I try to save to the desktop.
3) It just started happening one day with no apparent reason.
4) My hard drive sounds fine - no unusual noises.

Sounds to me like you just need to Repair Permissions with Disk Utility then rebuild launch services database. Use the method described here:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/resetlaunchservices.html
This one solves lots of odd problems. And repairing permissions is just the standard first step any time you have a problem. Also, a simple restart can often fix things like this.
Another method can be restarting in Safe Mode, right after the bong hold down the shift key until the login window appears which should say Safe Mode on it. (This automatically fixes a number of things, but if you have any font settings in Font Book you will need to redo them.) Then just restart normally.
Kevin
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