diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/starred/starred.js b/frontend/src/pages/starred/starred.js
index 8478d9fe22b..f574958734e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/starred/starred.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/starred/starred.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import React, { Component, Fragment } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { Dropdown, DropdownToggle, DropdownItem } from 'reactstrap';
 import { Link, navigate } from '@gatsbyjs/reach-router';
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class TableBody extends Component {
 
   getThumbnails() {
     let items = this.state.items.filter((item) => {
-      return (Utils.imageCheck(item.obj_name) || (enableVideoThumbnail && Utils.videoCheck(item.obj_name))) && !item.repo_encrypted && !item.encoded_thumbnail_src;
+      return (Utils.imageCheck(item.obj_name) || (enableVideoThumbnail && Utils.videoCheck(item.obj_name))) && !item.repo_encrypted && !item.encoded_thumbnail_src && !item.deleted;
     });
     if (items.length == 0) {
       return ;
@@ -215,12 +215,19 @@ class Item extends Component {
               <img src={data.item_icon_url} alt={gettext('icon')} width="24" />
           }
         </td>
-        <td>
-          { data.is_dir ?
-            <Link to={linkUrl}>{data.obj_name}</Link> :
-            <a className="normal" href={data.dirent_view_url} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">{data.obj_name}</a>
+        <Fragment>
+          {data.deleted ?
+            <td>
+              {data.obj_name}{' '}<span style={{color:'red'}}>{gettext('deleted')}</span>
+            </td> :
+            <td>
+              { data.is_dir ?
+                <Link to={linkUrl}>{data.obj_name}</Link> :
+                <a className="normal" href={linkUrl} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">{data.obj_name}</a>
+              }
+            </td>
           }
-        </td>
+        </Fragment>
         <td>{data.repo_name}</td>
         <td dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{__html:data.mtime_relative}}></td>
         <td>
diff --git a/seahub/api2/endpoints/starred_items.py b/seahub/api2/endpoints/starred_items.py
index ba60224a22e..0e08e1cfc1e 100644
--- a/seahub/api2/endpoints/starred_items.py
+++ b/seahub/api2/endpoints/starred_items.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def get_starred_item_info(self, repo, starred_item):
         repo_id = starred_item.repo_id
         item_info['repo_id'] = repo_id
         item_info['repo_name'] = repo.repo_name if repo else ''
-        item_info['repo_encrypted'] = repo.encrypted
+        item_info['repo_encrypted'] = repo.encrypted if repo else False
         item_info['is_dir'] = starred_item.is_dir
 
         path = starred_item.path
@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ def get_starred_item_info(self, repo, starred_item):
             item_info['obj_name'] = repo.repo_name if repo else ''
             item_info['mtime'] = timestamp_to_isoformat_timestr(repo.last_modified) if \
                     repo else ''
+            item_info['deleted'] = False if repo else True
         else:
             item_info['obj_name'] = os.path.basename(path.rstrip('/'))
-            dirent = seafile_api.get_dirent_by_path(repo_id, path)
+            dirent = seafile_api.get_dirent_by_path(repo_id, path) if repo else ''
             item_info['mtime'] = timestamp_to_isoformat_timestr(dirent.mtime) if \
                     dirent else ''
-            if not starred_item.is_dir:
+            item_info['deleted'] = False if dirent else True
+            if dirent and not starred_item.is_dir:
                 file_type, file_ext = get_file_type_and_ext(item_info['obj_name'])
                 if file_type in (IMAGE, XMIND) or \
                         (file_type == VIDEO and ENABLE_VIDEO_THUMBNAIL):
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ def get(self, request):
                 repo = seafile_api.get_repo(repo_id)
                 if repo:
                     repo_dict[repo_id] = repo
+                else:
+                    repo_dict[repo_id] = ''
 
         starred_repos = []
         starred_folders = []
@@ -95,17 +99,7 @@ def get(self, request):
         for starred_item in all_starred_items:
 
             repo_id = starred_item.repo_id
-            if repo_id not in repo_dict:
-                continue
-
             path = starred_item.path
-            if starred_item.is_dir:
-                if not seafile_api.get_dir_id_by_path(repo_id, path):
-                    continue
-            else:
-                if not seafile_api.get_file_id_by_path(repo_id, path):
-                    continue
-
             repo = repo_dict[repo_id]
             item_info = self.get_starred_item_info(repo, starred_item)
 
@@ -212,10 +206,13 @@ def delete(self, request):
             return api_error(status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, error_msg)
 
         # handler path if item exist
-        if seafile_api.get_dir_id_by_path(repo_id, path):
-            path = normalize_dir_path(path)
-        elif seafile_api.get_file_id_by_path(repo_id, path):
-            path = normalize_file_path(path)
+        try:
+            if seafile_api.get_dir_id_by_path(repo_id, path):
+                path = normalize_dir_path(path)
+            elif seafile_api.get_file_id_by_path(repo_id, path):
+                path = normalize_file_path(path)
+        except Exception as e:
+            pass
 
         email = request.user.username