What's the "Desktop" folder on empty disk partitions there for?

I notice the extra (empty) partitions I've created on my hard drive each have a "Desktop" folder on them.
But when I put something in there, it doesn't appear on the visible Desktop... So what's up with that folder?
With OS9 the visible Desktop was shared by all the mounted disks -- if you had a file on another drive, you could just drag it (its icon) to the Desktop (without copying it).
Seems there are many reasons to definitely not ever partition a hard drive with OSX.

I notice the extra (empty) partitions I've created on my hard drive each have a "Desktop" folder on themAFAIK it is meaningless. You can delete them and I have. Or, save your files outside of the desktop folder.
If you had a file on another drive, you could just drag it (its icon) to the Desktop (without copying it).If you wish to copy the file drag it. If you wish to move it then command-drag it.
-mj
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