Downloads folder is now an alias?

Don't know what I did but my downloads folder is now an alias which I "do not have permission to see its contents". Can anyone tell me how to remedy this?

iMac 27″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Jan 27, 2021 7:27 PM

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Posted on Jan 27, 2021 8:01 PM

Nevermind I restored it from TimeMachine and then I was able to go into permissions. Restoring it somehow changed it from being an alias to an original.

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