Windows 10: Accidentally merged Desktop with my User/profile folder

Trying to move my desktop folder location from One drive folder to a folder under my User profile and accidently merge the two. Now my user profile is listed as desktop and I cannot access my user folder. In the image attached the folder named Desktop usually has my profile name and all the associated folders within.I do not have a restore point and cannot move the location of the desktop folder as that has been removed.

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User Folder name shows incorrectly in Explorer after an accidental merge with Desktop folder. How to correct?

While moving the location of my user profile folders (Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Pictures, etc) to a second drive to save space on my SSD boot drive, I accidentally merged the Pictures and Desktop folders together. This was repaired by using the "Restore
Default" option under the Location tab in Properties. However, I then accidentally merged the Desktop folder with my User Profile folder when moving it back to the SSD boot drive (I thought Desktop could stay on that drive afterall). The situation at present
is the following:

My Desktop folder has been restored to the location

C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop

All is functioning as normal, and the folder has been re-identified as a system folder (a lot of forum searching to make that happen).

However, the issue that is still present is that my User Profile folder is incorrectly shown in File Exporer as

C:\Users\Desktop

even though in the registry and file structure (using cmd prompt etc) it is correctly listed as

C:\Users\USERNAME

for this folder and all sub-folders.

I have been unable to rectify this issue and would appreciate any help. The computer is fully functional as is, with the only glitch seeming to show in File Explorer. If any clarification is necessary, please ask. Thanks-

 

Accidental merge of desktop folder with User folder

hello, I was moving my user folder from my SSD to my HDD, I first started with the desktop folder but decided to move it back, I ended up merging my user and desktop file.

I also restarted the computer after the error and all of the shortcuts on the desktop don't work anymore as well and show a planet icon

I Have tried to follow the answer to this question, but it didn't work:

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Accidental merge of desktop folder with User folder

We usually do not see user folder entirely merging with the desktop folder - often one of the user folders do get merged.

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Let us try to dig more.

What is the value of Users in this path?

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion