Windows 10: I don't know how to remove C:\Users\"username"\OneDrive\Desktop

I've tried to reinstall OneDrive with the .exe setup, I went into settings, clicked "Unlink this PC" but my desktop folder is still somehow linked to Onedrive:




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Windows Desktop from C:\User\[username]\Desktop

Windows Desktop is displaying the files stored under C:\User\[username]\OneDrive\Desktop rather than from C:\User\[username]\Desktop. How do I get Windows to display the Desktop directly under my User account?

 

Desktop Folder's Location is set to C:\Users\USERNAME instead of C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop

I was changing the location of the user folders (documents, pictures, downloads e.t.c) to my D drive instead of C because it has more space but accidentally messed up the location of the desktop folder. I then tried to change it back to how it was by setting
its location to C:\Users\USERNAME but it didn't know the actual location should be C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop.

Now the desktop folder has somehow taken up the location of my user folder, and if I try to create another folder with my username, it just says that the desktop IS the user folder. Anything I put in the desktop folder, of course, shows up on the pc desktop.

Since this desktop folder takes the location of the user folder, it contains the AppData folder. If I try to move the folder properly to the D drive again, it gives the error message 'Can't move the folder because there is a folder in the same location that
can't be redirected. Access Denied.' If I try to restore default - C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop - the most obvious solution I get another error saying 'Cant redirect a parent to a child. The specified path is invalid.'

I searched for a solution and I found that going into Regedit and then Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders and clicking on Desktop, you can change the location. I tried this and entered the default
location, restarted the computer, as well as the new location I was trying to get. Both times Regedit says the location is changed but there aren't any changes in the users folder.

So now I've ended up with C:\Users containing 'defaultuser0', 'Desktop' and 'Public'. and my D drive containing all the user folders (documents, pictures, downloads e.t.c). I don't really know if it will cause any problems, but I don't think having the USERNAME
folder and the Desktop folder merged together is very good...

 

Windows Desktop from C:\User\[username]\Desktop

Hi,

The default location of the Desktop folder is as you mentioned previously: C:\Users\[username]\Desktop

If you move the stuff in the OneDrive Desktop folder to that folder you'll get it all back on your Desktop.

The way OneDrive achieves a backup of your Desktop is to move the folder in to the OneDrive area as you've discovered. If you don't want it to do that it won't be able to backup your Desktop automatically.

You can check/confirm the folder Windows is using for your Desktop from File Explorer - if you right-click the Desktop item, choose Properties, then look at the Location tab.

David