I'm not sure if the bug I'm suffering from is similar to yours, but I know that if I try to add the folder view it shows up as a black dot instead of the folder view and I can't check its properties since it classifies it as an unknown plasmoid. I know I installed all related packages, so I'm not sure what is wrong since it shows up in the add list just fine. This is the closest bug report I could find and I didn't want to open a possible duplicate.
-- folder view plasma applet doesn't show files nor folders https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253776 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs