Is it possible to combine different Desktop "folders" into one?

[tomuser]

I'm used to use "Desktop" selection in XYplorer and other programs which leads to current user Desktop (C:\Users\<USERNAME>\Desktop). But some programs (especially in installing process) are using public desktop as desktop (C:\Users\Public\Desktop).
So from time to time I'm wondering where that file has gone or so and then I'm like "oh yeah, it's the desktop thing" and I have to go outside of XYplorer/File Explorer by clicking bottom right corner of screen or selecting Show Desktop from taskbar. And of course then I discover finding my needed file also lot of old "junk" which isn't seen elsewhere in that actual desktop. I "visit" that actual Desktop very rarely, usually only when some Windows 10 update forces to restart.

So my question is:
Is it possible to combine these two Desktops into one in XYplorer like Windows does while being in Desktop so I could see all files together not just these which are in current user desktop?

[highend]

This would need support directly in XY (the combining)...

Apart from that:
Configuration | General | Tree and List | Items in Tree and List | [x] Show Links folder
And create a shortcut inside that Links folder to the public desktop. At least you wouldn't
need the desktop clicking but can look it up in XY itself...

[jupe]

You could also use an address similar to this:

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%commondesktop%\;%desktopreal%\?/n

in the catalog, favorite folders (or address bar) etc. which would show both locations in the one list pane.

[BobCrash]

Hot Damn...
...That worked really great!
Thanks Jupe!

Bob Crash

[tomuser]

You could also use an address similar to this:

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%commondesktop%\;%desktopreal%\?/n

in the catalog, favorite folders (or address bar) etc. which would show both locations in the one list pane.

If we could move that coloured search bar too, it would be perfect! Thanks for current command

[jupe]

You can disable the search bar altogether if you don't like it, via:

Configuration | Find and Filter | Find Files & Branch View | Find Files | Show search information in list

[admin]

Next version you can do this to hide the info bar:

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%commondesktop%\;%desktopreal%\?/nh

[tomuser]

Next version you can do this to hide the info bar:

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%commondesktop%\;%desktopreal%\?/nh

Works in beta But now I also have one downside of it (for me) . I was about to change my current Desktop tab which I have always open as one of my iconized tabs in front of list with such Desktop "created" by search but then discovered and realized I can not create files/folders in it.

[admin]

Yes, for two reasons in this case:

1) Technically these are search results. It does not make sense to create something in a results listing.

2) There are two paths merged into one listing. So in which path should the item be created?

That said, what about lifting that age-old ban? (and conc. reason 2: just take the first path)