Desktop-1 and -2 folders in Finder

Hello,
I've just opened my Finder from the dock and noticed two new folders; Desktop-2 and Desktop-2.
There doesn't seem to be anything inside them.
Is it safe to delete them? Does anyone know what they are, where they've come from, or what I might have done to create them?
Thanks,
Jonathan.

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