ok how about this: download your files from dbfs to your computer:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66685638/databricks-download-a-dbfs-filestore-file-to-my-local-m...

This is not ideal but at least you do not lose your data. When you want to work further on the downloaded files you can upload them again using the UI.

When finished download etc.

Create a table on the files (which is very easy) and you are good to go.