What is Relocated Items file?

I upgraded to Big Sur and now I have this Relocated Items file on my desktop. What am I to do with it?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Jan 11, 2021 12:30 PM

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Posted on Jan 11, 2021 12:36 PM

Look inside to see if there is anything you want. If there is, move them into your home folder. If not, delete the folder.

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Jan 11, 2021 12:36 PM in response to Dinledhwen

Look inside to see if there is anything you want. If there is, move them into your home folder. If not, delete the folder.

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