Windows 10: Changed my only user profile to 'Desktop' by mistake, how can I fix?

To provide some context, I was preparing my PC by changing the default locations of the folders such as Videos, Photos, Documents etc, so that they would be on my OneDrive on the C:\, which I had just moved across from my J:\ which I am replacing.

My Desktop 'location' was also set to my J:\ drive, for reasons I cannot remember. As mentioned, I am replacing my J:\ so I tried to change my Desktop 'location' (Via Desktop Properties (right click desktop icon in file explorer)).

This has however caused a problem where it has overwritten my 'user' under C:\users\.

Previously, my user was C:\users\jongun\

Now, it is C:\users\Desktop

If I go back into Desktop Properties, it recognises it as C:\Users\jongun\Desktop still, however, when I physically go to C:\Users, there is no 'jongun' and it's 'Desktop', with the Desktop Icon.

I have tried some research prior to making this plea for help, and the only action I have done since this nightmare of a mistake is go to Regedit - Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, and changed 'Desktop' to ' %USERPROFILE%\Desktop, which was previously only %USERPROFILE%.

How can I fix this? I feel like I've hugely broken my Windows by doing this and don't want to lose anything!!

Any assistance would be hugely appreciated. Many thanks.

Edit: Screenshots provided to try and help.

Some screenshots to aid any understanding:

How C:\Users now looks:




Inside C:\Users\Desktop:




My Actual Desktop (This is literally all I have on my actual desktop, I try to keep it minimal):




My Desktop via 'This PC':




My Desktop Properties (part 1????):




My Desktop Properties (part 2????):




My Regedit:



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