Finder is not showing my folders anymore; just all files

Suddenly when I look in finder, there is no organization by folder but simply a long list of all files in alphabetical order.  Have searched help, googled the issue, tried one recommended 'fix' but to no avail.  What could have caused this and how do I recover my folder structure?  THanks.

No, If I view by icon I just see an icon for every file rather than an alphabetical List of the file names.  The issue is that the folders all of these files are in aren't being shown anymore. 

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