Doesn't find nearby missing files

I have always been able to "find missing files" when moving them from one drive to another selecting find nearby files. Yesterday I could see all the files in the window when I selected one, but LR won't connect to the nearby files, only the one selected. The activity progress bar in the upper left hand side of the LR window shows that it is searching for the files, but can't find them. Any suggestions?
Thanks

Try connecting (via Update Folder location) the folder in which the ? image files reside.

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