Here is what I have in that directory tjcw@linux-id8p:~> ls /etc/xdg/autostart at-spi-dbus-bus.desktop org.kde.kgpg.desktop baloo_file.desktop org.kde.korgac.desktop gnome-keyring-pkcs11.desktop plasmashell.desktop gnome-keyring-secrets.desktop polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop gnome-keyring-ssh.desktop polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1.desktop gnome-settings-daemon.desktop powerdevil.desktop gnome-software-service.desktop print-applet.desktop gsettings-data-convert.desktop pulseaudio.desktop kdeconnectd.desktop restore_kmix_volumes.desktop klipper.desktop tracker-extract.desktop kmix_autostart.desktop tracker-miner-apps.desktop konqy_preload.desktop tracker-miner-fs.desktop krunner.desktop tracker-miner-user-guides.desktop nautilus-autostart.desktop tracker-store.desktop nm-applet.desktop user-dirs-update-gtk.desktop orca-autostart.desktop xembedsniproxy.desktop tjcw@linux-id8p:~> What do you wane me to move out (or what should I keep) ? When I moved away the whole directory, KDE didn't start properly. This is a 'vanilla' system; it has been through some upgrades to get it to leap 42.3, but I haven't deliberately added to its kde configuration.