Launchpad icons moving

Since updating to OS X 10.9.2, my launchpad icons are rearranged every time I log in or restart. I can see a number of threads about this happening in Lion, but I don't see any reports of it for Mavericks. I've tried some of the solutions suggested in 2011 and 2012 but these didn't work. E.g. the terminal cmmand to delete the database resulted in a file not found error.
Anyone else getting this problem? Are there any fixes?

More on this: I have forced the OS to rebuild the launchpad config. It did so, sort of, with a mix of old and default layouts. Now I also find the search box in Launchpad is inaccessible (something that happened intermittenly in the past), and it is no longer possible to rename folders in Launchpad. It is well and truly pooched.
I have to say, other than Folder tab, I've found Mavericks to be a frustrating washout. Problems other than Launchpad, I've been able to fix, but the maintenance required on this version is time consuming and annoying. Reminds me of Windows 2000.

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