Jpgs uploaded from ext drive unwantedly converted into Unix executable file

I uploaded 20 gigs of jpegs from an external hard drive. The jpegs showed up on my hard drive, but as unix executable files. They still take up the same 20 gigs of space, but I can't open them since they're unix.
Any suggestions?

but the only one that works in the "import and open with iPhoto" option.
So it seems they haven't lost their essential imageness, ie they are photos not unix executables. They are just presenting wrongly.
Download FileList and select half a dozen to batch change by dragging them into the FileList window, and alter them by adding the .jpeg extension, and they should all change without needing to move them.
You may have to play around with that application a bit to get the hang of it but after doing a few trial experiments, to learn what to put where it is a very useful little utility. Once satisfied on its usage you can then batch change in bulk.
roam

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