Seagate 500gb external hard disk not showing data!

[manpreetrox30]

my 500gb hard disk seagate portable is not showing data!! i am using xp! i saw it working a couple of days back, whenever i plug in my hard drive usb , the autoplay doesn't appear (it used to appear before) and when i open my comp and open my hard drive,, no file is seen in it!! i have tried the disk management thing! i have never dropped it or bumped it,, it is just an year old!! please help me i have 100gb games 120gb movies and about 11 gb songs and 25 gb softwares and about 10 gb pics!! please help fast!! the properties of the hdd show that there is data but when my computer appears and i open the portable hard disk no file/folder is seen!!!

 

[Gman450]

Did you try plugging it in on any other PC?

 

[thecreativeboy]

I also have the same problem some times back. Finally i have plugged the device in my favorite Linux OS. And it has shown all the data. Do let me know if you still have any concerns.

Best Regards,
Bharathi

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

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