Empty folders cannot be deleted in launchpad

It seems it has become impossible to delete empty folders in the launchpad or in dashboard's widgets. Anyone having this problem too? How to resolve it?

Just Relaunch your Launchpad
Open Terminal
Copy and paste this commands on your terminal and hit return at the end of each line
defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true
killall Dock
hope that helps,
05202

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