Windows 10: Why does the folder 'users\public\AccountPictures' in DOS/cmd shell show up as...

Why does the folder 'users\public\AccountPictures' in DOS/cmd shell show up as 'users\public\public account pictures' in explorer? And what other niceties does explorer do for me in Windows 10?

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Duplicate Public Folders

Hope this helps someone identify the problem.

• Q: What happens when you delete the duplicate folders?
• A: Nothing. They're successfully deleted.

• Q: Does it happen to all of your folders or only those with pictures?
  • A: Only the default Public Folders (Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos).
  • A: All of the Public Folders have customized folder icons.
  • A: The above image shows yellow, empty folder icons (duplicates).

• Q: Any steps you've tried to troubleshoot this issue?
  • Actually, this has been a problem since Windows 7.
  • What I noticed then is that certain Windows programs created the duplicates:
    • Windows Media Player (stopped using)
    • Internet Explorer (stopped using)
    • Plus others, which I can't recall.
  • Only certain programs for Windows 10, as well:
    • Microsoft Edge (don't use it often)
      
    • Groove Music (never intentionally use it)
      
    • Plus others, which I haven't tracked.
      • I only notice it when I go to Public Folders.
      • By then, I've long since forgotten what was accessed.
  • I've googled for answers but most of those only address
    moving the Public Folders to another Drive.

 

c:\users\public\public documents\xxxxx

robocopy "c:\users\public\public documents\foldername"

robocopy "c:\users\public\documents\foldername"

In your report you left out some essential details, e.g.

• Does the folder c:\users\public\public documents exist?
• Is it a physical folder or a symbolic link?
• What is the error message generated by robocopy?

 

Desktop Shell Folder Merged with User Shell Folder

Tried to move some files between drives to free up space on C. Ended up transferring the entire Desktop Shell to D. When I moved it back, it merged Desktop with User and now the User Shell Folders in Registry are a bit of a mess.

I moved Desktop back into its own User Shell Folder but am at a bit of a loss with dealing with the other folders that are now %SystemDrive% instead of %USERPROFILE% as well as the duplicates.

The User Shells that are now %SystemDrive% include:

Pictures, 3D Objects, Videos, both Download shells, Saved Games, Contacts, Searches, Music, Links, and Favorites

Additionally, The Desktop Shell now contains:

-Appdata folder containing Roaming, Local, and LocalLow data

-Onedrive

-A copy of the .ms-ad and ansel folders

-ntuser.dat

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Images would be included but the screenshots of the Registry and the Desktop shell failed to upload