If OneDrive has screwed up your desktop, you can try the following solutions1234:
- Right-click the OneDrive icon in the Notification Area & select Settings > Select “Sync and backup” in the left column > Select “Manage Backup” (top right) and deselect the folders. That should reset the system folder locattions under This PC, but content will have to be moved manually from the OneDrvie folders. <<THIS ONE WORKED
- Click the OneDrive icon on the Taskbar to bring up the app window. Click Sign in, enter the email address you use for OneDrive, authenticate your account, confirm the folder used for OneDrive, and go through the remaining setup windows until OneDrive starts running again.
- Press the Windows key + R. In the Run window, enter: %localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset > Click OK. Open the Run window again and enter: %localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe > Click OK.
- Check if you have set OneDrive to protect your Desktop folder by having it synced with OneDrive. If so, you can stop protecting the Desktop folder to stop this. Turn On or Off Folder Protection with OneDrive in Windows 10.