Files unable to be selected in (or moved into) the top left area of the desktop

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Yesterday, I came across an issue where I couldn’t select files within a 640x360px area of the top left corner of my desktop. I also cannot move files into this area

“Peek At Desktop” mode removes the problem temporarily, but it comes back after leaving the mode

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I also uploaded a video demonstration of the problem to YouTube, to visualise it differently

If any more information is needed, I would be happy to provide

Edit: Adding a panel and then removing it fixes the problem until the next restart

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Could it be this issue?

The user in this post found they had a stray invisible panel from a disconnected screen, and fixed the issue by removing that.

3

This is not the issue

Though now after accidentally removing and re-adding my bottom panel, its appearance has been reset to basic… is that reversible..?

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If you have a recent backup of ~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc, then restoring that should bring the old panel setup back.

If not… I don’t know, but somebody else may.

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I tried again and found that adding a new panel and then removing it fixes the problem, but after a restart it comes back

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Having the same issue as well. Running dual monitors and I did recently powered one off and back on following a system update.

I noticed in another thread that someone mentioned doing that before the issue occurred.

No lasting fix (surviving after a reboot) I’ve found as of yet. Any updates?

Edit: Wanted to confirm there’s no invisible panel following the monitor disconnect, as noted in another reply/fix.

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Reinstalling KDE both fixed the issue, even after reboot, and retained all my settings as well.

From terminal I ran: dnf install @kde-desktop-environment

and then rebooted.

More info on the install is listed here:

Hope this helps.