Well i think the problem has to do with I no longer see any apps in the quicklaunch bar. They are instead - the four apps meant to be in the quicklaunch - duplicated on the home screen.
home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar0.desktop=launcher/0/10 home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar1.desktop=launcher/0/14 home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar2.desktop=launcher/0/75 home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar3.desktop=launcher/0/55
home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar0.desktop=quicklaunchbar/0 home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar1.desktop=quicklaunchbar/1 home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar2.desktop=quicklaunchbar/2 home\user\.local\share\applications\quicklaunchbar3.desktop=quicklaunchbar/3