External HD problems with OS X, Help?!

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I have a 30 GB Archos that works like an external hard drive. The few times I connected it to my mac by usb, it worked fine and transfered files without any problems. But then for some reason now, whenever I plug it in, the hard drive doesnt appear on the desktop and then after about one minute, it completely freezes OS X except for the mouse. How come? Help please, I need to transfer these files on there real bad.

Oh, also in general, many times when I plug in external hard drives, they just don't show up on the desktop at all. How come?

Help GREATLY appreciated, thank you :)
 

cwa107


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14" MacBook Pro M1 Pro, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD
Have you tried a different cable? Tried connecting it to another machine to see if it's recognized? Does it show up in Disk Utility?
 

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