Greyed out folder in trash - rescue-able?

I inadvertently trashed a folder with about 2 Gigs of data in it.  Later I did a Command > delete to empty my trash bin ... and there was something that wouldn't delete.  I opened the bin, and discovered this folder I had inadvertently trashed.  It still says there are 2 Gigs of data in the folder.  I immediately dragged it from the trash to my desktop.  It's sitting on my desktop.  But it's a slightly paler blue than the usual folder.  And I can't get into it.  Even though it says there are still 2 GIgs of data in it.
Any ideas?
All ears,
Ben

Hi Eric,
Funny thing.  The folder is no longer grayed out.  It was active again.  Go figure.  Sometimes it pays to just let something sit overnight.
Something was futzed though - these were GoPro movie files.  The movie itself was no longer there - only an odd thumbnail icon of the movie.
But, happily, I discovered I had properly saved the files on another drive.  I'm having to work Mac/PC on this particular gig ... meaning a drive formatted so it can go back and forth.  Nasty formatting.  It takes the drive minutes to wake up every time I leave it sit for a bit.  And then I think I've just transferred a huge folder of data to it, I can SEE it on the drive, and I come back a short while later - and the folder SEEMS empty.  And then the next day, there are all those files in that seemingly empty folder.
Crazy time.  I will be so happy come Monday to go back to another film, one format.
Thank you kindly for responding...
Ben

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