Folders not showing in Seagate external hard drive Solved/Closed

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Hi,
When I go to the properties tab it does show that I have several GB's of memory utilized, but no folders display,  but if I type the path or address of folder  ,it opens..i have many folders and I don't remember all names of folders....  I have seen similar problems in CCM and I tried  using cmd   .. attrib -h -r -s /s /d g:\*.*   but it shows access denied ....still I dont see the folders...can you please give me a working way to solve this

jack4rall · Accepted Answer

Hello,         

Try this 1         

They are some folders like "System Volume Information",$recycle.bin where 

the user don't have access to it. For such folders "Access Denied" message will 

appear. So don't worry about it. Enter that command, wait for a while until the 

process get completed and then make sure that your files are removed from 

hidden mode 

Alternative Method :

Click on Start --> In search box, type control folders and press Enter.        

[If you are using Windows XP then type control folders in Run and press Enter]     

"Folder Options" will be opened. Click on the "View" tab.        

Now select the option "Show hidden files, folders or drives" and uncheck the        

check box "Hide protected operating system files" --> Click on "OK" button.        

Now look for your files in your external drive.        

Later undo the changes you have made by once again going to "Folder Options"        

--> Click on "View" tab and click on "Restore Defaults" button --> Click on "OK".        

Good Luck

Nishi · Answer

U can also do this :

Right click on drive ----> Add to Archive

Browse ---> Select your own Drive 

Ok

U will get all data :) Hope it will work.

frank · Answer

I tried using the "attrib" command and received a "data error: cyclic redundancy" message.  Any suggestions?  Drive folders won't show up on PC or MAC, though MAC shows 69k files...  Thank you!

Folders not showing in Seagate external hard drive

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