Change a file into a folder.

Hey,
I recently got a new macbook air. I transfered some files from my old macbook to the new one via bluetooth. the folder which I had copied was automatically copied to the "Downloads" folder on the new mac, where a folder by the same name resides. My guess that the same name folder had changed the old folder, now in new location to text document (type file) with no extention. how can i redefine the copied folder as a folder, so I can open it and use the files within it?
Appreciate your time and answers,
Nadav.

Generally copying a file (folder) with an already existing name results in a " 1" being added after the name of the new file (folder).
So if the original folder were called "Orig", the new one might be called something like "Orig 1".
You could rename the folder by simply clicking on the folder's name.

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