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My WD 1tb External Drive doesn't show my files

My external has all of my music and software on it which i am in need of. my itunes still works, so the files are still there but i cannot access anything. when i click onto the drive there are two faded folders titled ‘$AVG’ and ‘RECYCLER’ both are empty. the folders are NOT hidden, i have check multiple times. can anyone please help? 

Hello, if your files were deleted by mistake or got corrupted, you can try using a data recovery program, with the help of Google you can find several options. 

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