[Python] Files written by Colab not appearing in finder

I have written a function to download certain files to both a local directory and a google drive directory. The files do not appear in Finder, nor via an "ls -la" command in Terminal.
When I run a Terminal Listing within my colab notebook, the files are listed in the expected directory structure:

import os
for root, dirs, files in os.walk("/Users/glenn/Documents/SEC Edgar Data"):
print("Folder:", root)
for file in files:
print(" ", file)


COLAB OUTPUT SAMPLE:

older: /Users/xxxxx/Documents/SEC Edgar Data
Comerica_10K.html
test_file.txt

Folder: /Users/xxxxx/Documents/SEC Edgar Data/sec-edgar-filings
Folder: /Users/xxxxx/Documents/SEC Edgar Data/sec-edgar-filings/WTFC
Folder: /Users/xxxxx/Documents/SEC Edgar Data/sec-edgar-filings/WTFC/10-K
Folder: /Users/xxxxx/Documents/SEC Edgar Data/sec-edgar-filings/WTFC/10-K/0001015328-25-000093
full-submission.txt
Folder: /Users/xxxxx/Documents/SEC Edgar Data/sec-edgar-filings/WTFC/10-K/0000948572-00-000021


I have tried many different debugging options, including looking for hidden files and restarting the finder. Still, no files appear.

Can anybody help me further debug?

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