Windows 10 Why does my user folder have two 'Documents' folders?

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In my user folder (C:\Users\cooky) for Windows 10 (Version 20H2, Build 19042.804), I discovered that there were 2 folders for 'Documents'.


One is attached to my OneDrive folder, which happens to be in my user folder...





...While the other is attached to my user folder...





...And I have noticed that several of these folders somehow became attached to my OneDrive folder, but also appear in my user folder.


Take a look at my OneDrive folder (C:\Users\cooky\OneDrive:





As you have seen in the first 2 pictures, the 'Documents' icon migrated from my user 'Documents' folder to my OneDrive 'Documents' folder. I don't know when one 'Documents' folder became two, or when the icon moved from one folder to the other; but I will assume it happened when I activated OneDrive soon after activation of Windows on my laptop.


Now, seeing that my 'Pictures' folder is attached to my OneDrive folder, if I tried to save a picture to my user folder (for which a 'Pictures' folder doesn't exist), will Windows create a blank 'Picture' folder (with no picture icon)?


And why are my OneDrive folders showing up in my user folder in the first place? Are they not supposed to be separate from my user folders? I didn't have this problem with the previous build; and I think the duplicate folders in my user folder may be part of the reason I'm getting backup errors 0x80070002, 0x80070003 and 0x8100002F. And how do I fix those errors?

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