diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 55bfef6cb0..7209d9dca9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -408,6 +408,11 @@ public class Launcher extends BaseActivity
         if ((diff & (CONFIG_ORIENTATION | CONFIG_SCREEN_SIZE)) != 0) {
             mUserEventDispatcher = null;
             initDeviceProfile(mDeviceProfile.inv);
+            FileLog.d(TAG, "Config changed, my orientation=" +
+                    getResources().getConfiguration().orientation +
+                    ", new orientation=" + newConfig.orientation +
+                    ", old orientation=" + mOldConfig.orientation +
+                    ", isTransposed=" + mDeviceProfile.isVerticalBarLayout());
             dispatchDeviceProfileChanged();
 
             getRootView().dispatchInsets();
@@ -2752,18 +2757,20 @@ public class Launcher extends BaseActivity
                     writer.println(prefix + "    " + tag.toString());
                 }
             }
-
-            try {
-                FileLog.flushAll(writer);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                // Ignore
-            }
         }
 
         writer.println(prefix + "Misc:");
         writer.print(prefix + "\tmWorkspaceLoading=" + mWorkspaceLoading);
         writer.print(" mPendingRequestArgs=" + mPendingRequestArgs);
         writer.println(" mPendingActivityResult=" + mPendingActivityResult);
+        writer.println(" deviceProfile isTransposed=" + getDeviceProfile().isVerticalBarLayout());
+        writer.println(" orientation=" + getResources().getConfiguration().orientation);
+
+        try {
+            FileLog.flushAll(writer);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            // Ignore
+        }
 
         mModel.dumpState(prefix, fd, writer, args);
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
index 138ea0f650..053dc356eb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.FileLog;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.DbDowngradeHelper;
+import com.android.launcher3.model.ModelWriter;
 import com.android.launcher3.provider.LauncherDbUtils;
 import com.android.launcher3.provider.LauncherDbUtils.SQLiteTransaction;
 import com.android.launcher3.provider.RestoreDbTask;
@@ -320,6 +321,11 @@ public class LauncherProvider extends ContentProvider {
 
     @Override
     public int delete(Uri uri, String selection, String[] selectionArgs) {
+        if (ModelWriter.DEBUG_DELETE) {
+            String args = selectionArgs == null ? null : TextUtils.join(",", selectionArgs);
+            FileLog.d(TAG, "Delete uri=" + uri + ", selection=" + selection
+                    + ", selectionArgs=" + args, new Exception());
+        }
         createDbIfNotExists();
         SqlArguments args = new SqlArguments(uri, selection, selectionArgs);
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/ModelWriter.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/ModelWriter.java
index 032ed780d6..40e0f49a86 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/ModelWriter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/ModelWriter.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings.Favorites;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings.Settings;
 import com.android.launcher3.ShortcutInfo;
+import com.android.launcher3.logging.FileLog;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ContentWriter;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ItemInfoMatcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.LooperExecutor;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 public class ModelWriter {
 
     private static final String TAG = "ModelWriter";
+    public static final boolean DEBUG_DELETE = true;
 
     private final Context mContext;
     private final BgDataModel mBgDataModel;
@@ -243,14 +245,21 @@ public class ModelWriter {
      * Removes the specified items from the database
      */
     public void deleteItemsFromDatabase(final Iterable<? extends ItemInfo> items) {
-        mWorkerExecutor.execute(new Runnable() {
-            public void run() {
-                for (ItemInfo item : items) {
-                    final Uri uri = Favorites.getContentUri(item.id);
-                    mContext.getContentResolver().delete(uri, null, null);
+        if (DEBUG_DELETE) {
+            // Log it on the colling thread to get the proper stack trace
+            FileLog.d(TAG, "Starting item deletion", new Exception());
+            for (ItemInfo item : items) {
+                FileLog.d(TAG, "deleting item " + item);
+            }
+            FileLog.d(TAG, "Finished deleting items");
+        }
 
-                    mBgDataModel.removeItem(mContext, item);
-                }
+        mWorkerExecutor.execute(() -> {
+            for (ItemInfo item : items) {
+                final Uri uri = Favorites.getContentUri(item.id);
+                mContext.getContentResolver().delete(uri, null, null);
+
+                mBgDataModel.removeItem(mContext, item);
             }
         });
     }
@@ -259,17 +268,20 @@ public class ModelWriter {
      * Remove the specified folder and all its contents from the database.
      */
     public void deleteFolderAndContentsFromDatabase(final FolderInfo info) {
-        mWorkerExecutor.execute(new Runnable() {
-            public void run() {
-                ContentResolver cr = mContext.getContentResolver();
-                cr.delete(LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTENT_URI,
-                        LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER + "=" + info.id, null);
-                mBgDataModel.removeItem(mContext, info.contents);
-                info.contents.clear();
+        if (DEBUG_DELETE) {
+            // Log it on the colling thread to get the proper stack trace
+            FileLog.d(TAG, "Deleting folder " + info, new Exception());
+        }
 
-                cr.delete(LauncherSettings.Favorites.getContentUri(info.id), null, null);
-                mBgDataModel.removeItem(mContext, info);
-            }
+        mWorkerExecutor.execute(() -> {
+            ContentResolver cr = mContext.getContentResolver();
+            cr.delete(LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTENT_URI,
+                    LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER + "=" + info.id, null);
+            mBgDataModel.removeItem(mContext, info.contents);
+            info.contents.clear();
+
+            cr.delete(LauncherSettings.Favorites.getContentUri(info.id), null, null);
+            mBgDataModel.removeItem(mContext, info);
         });
     }