Can anyone help?

[starrylizard]

Yet another way my computer is trying to screw me over. :(

Tonight my computer is not reading the stuff on my external hard drive. Like, at first I thought it had reformatted it and I was all "nooooooo!" But then I realised the properties still tell me Free space: 556Gb, Total size: 931Gb which means the information is still there, but my computer is only bringing up a blank.

I tried restarting several times and plugging it back in, which usually fixes issues with hard drives for my compy, but it's not working this time. :(

help... *squeak*

All my media files, not to mention that was the back up for my stupid hard drive of fail. :(

EDIT: Freaking a bit... Seems everyone has this problem... O_O

Comments

[smuffster.livejournal.com]

Have you got more than one USB slot on your computer? Maybe try plugging it into the other slot if you have. My second USB slot is dodgy and sometimes has issues.

Hope you get it sorted.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

I tried both and both on Dad's computer. Dad's won't even read it, but it seriously has issues with USB devices, so I'm not sure what that means. My computer just opens a blank disc, but if you look at the properties it would seem all the data is still there somewhere, I just can't access it. :(

GAH! Thanks for trying to help. I wish it were that simple.