Ghost Icons on desktop after attempt to move them into a folder

I was trying to clean up my desktop so I highlighted a few files and tried dragging them into one folder. After this happened the icons that were highlighted remained on my desktop, completely grayed out with no way of clicking on it or moving it. when I checked the folder that was supposed to contain the files they were all there but the ghost icons remain on my desktop with no way of accessing them. Restarting will usually take care of the problem but I want to know if anyone can tell me why this is happening in the first place?
Heres some details of my laptop
Processor  2.7 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory  16 GB 1600 MHz DDR34
Graphics  NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1024 MB
Software  OS X 10.9.5 (13F34)

Got to your Desktop folder in the Finder sidebar, command i will open the info pane.
What are your permissions here? Unlock the pad lock and Change to read write.
Are you experiencing other problems?
Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs
http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/15/repair-user-permissions-in-mac-os-x-lion/

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