How can I stop the “Favorites” icon from constantly reappearing on my desktop?

Question

I accidentally dragged the "favorites" link to my desktop once, and now it constantly reappears, despite repeated attempts at nuking it. How can I prevent it from reappearing?

Answer 1

Right-click on it next time it appears, and change its location.

On the "Location" tab, change it to C:\Users\<username>\Favorites.

Then if there's still a shortcut on the desktop, delete it.

Answer 2

Instead of deleting it, drag it somewhere else. That way, it won't get recreated there next time you make a favorite.

Basically, when you put it on your desktop, it recorded that as the path for your favorites.