Comment 4 for bug 267402

I did a mv ~/.local ~/.local-old and logged out and back in, and the places bar works correctly now. So it's definitely something being changed in ~/.local

After switching the directory back and relogging in, I noticed that:

slash@helios:~/.local/share/applications$ more mimeapps.list

[Added Associations]
application/x-extension-conf=gedit.desktop;
application/x-extension-tc=Truecrypt.desktop;userapp-truecrypt-MIAV9T.desktop;us
erapp-truecrypt-GQUU9T.desktop;
application/x-extension-img=Truecrypt.desktop;
video/x-msvideo=totem.desktop;vlc.desktop;
video/x-ms-wmv=vlc.desktop;
video/mpeg=vlc.desktop;
application/x-bittorrent=userapp-utorrent-OXHCAU.desktop;userapp-utorrent.sh-VZU
IAU.desktop;
inode/directory=rhythmbox.desktop;audacious.desktop;
application/x-shockwave-flash=firefox.desktop;
text/plain=gedit.desktop;
application/pdf=AdobeReader.desktop;
audio/mpeg=audacious.desktop;

[Removed Associations]
application/x-bittorrent=userapp-wine-U3KPAU.desktop;
----EOF----
I'm presuming the "inode/directory=rhythmbox.desktop;audacious.desktop;" is line the curlprit.
Once I removed it, the places bar opens correctly now.

The question is how it got there, and why after doing a distribution upgrade.

Could the original submitter please submit their ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list ?