HDD data visible on one system but not the other

stephenp

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Hi there,
I have noticed this with SD cards and now with my external harddrive. In one system the drive looks empty but looking at free space vs. drive size it's clear that there are files there. When I plug it into my other system (both Win10) it sees files. In this case they were Recycle Bin files (I assume hidden), but another time I am sure it was a folder with video from my DSLR (which should not have been hidden, but certainly could have been- I don't recall). Both systems are set to show hidden files. What else should I look into?
Thanks!
-Stephen