Phantom icons

I have a recurring issue that I can't get rid of.
The list of files displayed in the Download folder icon in the Dock includes files that are displayed twice. Even if I delete the files altogether, one occurrence of each file keeps showing up in the Dock folder (not in the Finder).
When I clear caches using Onyx or when I zap PRAM, things come back to normal. I think I also once removed Dock preferences and it also solved the issue temporarily. As soon as I modify a file in the Download folder, things get weird again.
I also had the problem with Leopard.
Any ideas?

Gilles Datcharry wrote:
Thanks.
The issue does not appear in other accounts.
I'm pretty sure I did follow the corrupt preferences lead some time ago but I'll try it again later today (when I can restart my laptop to make sure everything is clean).
right, delete the file /users/yourusername/library/preferences/com.apple.dock.plist and log out/in or restart.

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