Assistance in retrieving hidden files on the desktop

Good afternoon all,
I'm actually assisting a family friend with her MacBook Pro. Apparently, one day she wanted to move multiple files on her desktop to one single folder. Should be easy enough, but unknowingly, she chose to "Select All" and moved all the files, even folders she did not wish to relocate, into one folder. Somehow, these files are now hidden in the desktop. For example, if I click anywhere on the desktop, where it looks as though no file is there, magically a file pops up. It's almost like a game at this point, clicking on random spots just to see what hidden file is there. I have never run into this sort of issue before, so any assistance with this matter would be greatly appreciated.

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