Files Missing in Finder but Listed in Terminal

I have a bunch of Videos on an External Drive. When I double click them to open, they disappear suddenly. However, QuickTime launches and even Plays the file
The missing files show up in Terminal.
Copying the Videos folder does not solve this. Finder does not see these files even after setting it show show Hidden Files.
I have unmounted the drive, remounted it, restarted my computer, but no luck.
How do I get Finder to show my missing files again ?

For some reason, I now see all my files in Finder.
I have no idea why or how this happened.
I hope to move on from this experience now.

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