Hello I have a 500gb externam WD hard drive, it has been working up until this point. When i plug it in, it starts up as normal, the icon shows up on the desktop, but when i open it, it doesn’t show up any of the files saved on the drive. When i used the get info button, it says theres 177gb worth…

Wd external hard drive shows on mac but doesnt show the files on the drive

Alucardx23 March 15, 2012, 5:51pm 3

The files might also be hidden. If the files are corrupted, you can use the disk utility to repair the hard drive.