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How to fix broken folder settings (accidentally merged Downloads and Users/username folder)

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I decided to do some work before I had my morning coffee and in a rush, managed to merge my Downloads folder with the folder C:/Users/dina.thain !I think I've managed to undo most of the damage and separate the two so that they function as expected by moving folders, renaming, tweaking registry keys etc. However, I'm still seeing some strange behaviour in file explorer. See screenshot below. (Note that I'm using a VM here with O/S: MS Windows Server 2019 Datacenter)Things that look wrong:Current behaviour: In This PC, the folder previously showing as "Downloads" with the Downloads icon, is now

 

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