Onedrive - why multiple folders in Explorer

OK I know many folks don't like OneDrive, but I have 2 PC's and a laptop, and I want files and emails to be available on either device. Now that I found out how to stop my desktop being copied between the units that all have different display size and resolution, OneDrive basically lets me do that.

However, it presents an annoying feature whereby there are 2 different branches with folders on my primary PC.



There is a one drive folder - in John -Personal and John Chapman, the problem is I then see multiple downloads, document, picture folders etc, which confuses me.

How do I simplify this - I create Word, Excel and PowerPoint files and use outlook for 2 email addresses - those are the files I want available on either of the 3 devices I use.
Is this duplication or just a view selection that I don't know how to control?

Did I describe my problem clearly? It's hard to show full detail without showing more folder content.

Thanks.

Is this how you fixed the Desktop problem?

You can move your Desktop folder out of your OneDrive folder. Here are the steps to do it:

1. Open File Explorer and navigate to the OneDrive folder.
2. Right-click on the Desktop folder and select Properties.
3. In the Properties window, go to the Location tab.
4. Click the Restore Default button.
5. Follow the prompts to confirm the change.

This will move your Desktop folder back to its default location on your local drive, and it will no longer be synced with OneDrive.

To add, any item in the Navigation panel above This PC is usually a shortcut to the actual folder, right-click one and Properties, should show the actual location such as C:\Users\USERNAMEHERE\.