How do I stop OneDrive syncing a folder it says contains my Desktop Folder but doesn't?

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I'm trying to stop OneDrive sync on a folder on my desktop. Whenever I try to do this, I get a message saying, "The folder you tried to unselect contains the Windows Desktop folder, which is an important folder in Windows and currently points towards OneDrive." I have checked multiple times, and this folder does not contain my desktop folder at all. I have successfully deleted the folder from my device, but OneDrive doesn't stop uploading files to my online storage because I can't delete it from my OneDrive files.

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