My finder window is not refreshing after a file is deleted

I open up a new finder window so that I can sort through and delete items from the desktop. After I delete a file, the images displayed in the top of the window no longer match the items that are left.

Might be Finder preferences are corrupted ...
Open the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder
Type or copy paste the following:
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
Click Go then move the com.apple.finder.plist file to the Trash
See if that made a difference.

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