desk top folder appeard in desktop folder

Hi all,

Some how i have a folder labeled desktop in a folder i keep on my desk top. It has a red circle with a white line through it(like a do not enter sign). How do i get rid of it? is it bad? it think it means i don't have access. here is a pic. any help would be great.

I am on a mac pro with 10.5.7

The name of this folder makes me hesitant to give you the terminal command you can easily mistake it for you actual desktop folder, which could screw things up.

First make sure there is nothing in this folder that you need!!

Pop open terminal and navigate to the parent directory of this folder. The command will be cd Desktop/<folder name>

Type: pwd

pwd will tell you where you are in the file system in relation to root (/)..So long as the path shown IS NOT /Users/<user name> continue..

Now run:

You will be prompted for your password, put it in.

sudo makes you the root user which will over ride any permissions problems.

rm = remove

-rf= recursive (delete containing files) and force.

Your mysterous folder should now be gone. Hope it helps.

As Big Dan wrote, be VERY careful with this type of terminal code. I've read countless cries for help on linux forums where someone has accidently destroyed something that was vital. It can really mess up your system, giving you many more problems than a strange folder appearing.