Moving folder from Spotlight to desktop

I just recently got a new Mac Pro to replace a defective one (yes, it happens). I didn't want to transfer all of my files from the old machine in case there was a corrupt file somewhere. Now I am looking for some of my Microsoft Word documents. A folder comes up in Spotlight, but I can't find it on my hard drive, and I'd like to move it from Spotlight to my desktop. How do I do that? Thanks.

Are you using Spotlight from the Menu Bar or a Spotlight Finder Window, to search within Finder use CMD+F enter search term in search box add where to look and all results can be moved using drag and drop or as already suggested use the view menu to show the path bar, this will show where the file is located on HD

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