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Disappearing files on external hard drive?
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1277806" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>I'm wondering if somehow the files on your Seagate external drive are "hidden". It would be rather bizarre that it could have happened by itself but I've seen stranger things happen....</p><p></p><p>Try this to see if the files on the drive are hidden:</p><p></p><p>Launch Applications/Utilities/Terminal and enter:</p><p></p><p><strong>defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES</strong></p><p>press enter</p><p></p><p>Note: That will show hidden files everywhere. But we just want to see if the files on your external are hidden. So this will be temporary. Let us know if you can see all the missing files on the external drive.</p><p></p><p>To negate the above command and hide files again:</p><p></p><p><strong>defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles NO</strong></p><p>press enter</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1277806, member: 46727"] I'm wondering if somehow the files on your Seagate external drive are "hidden". It would be rather bizarre that it could have happened by itself but I've seen stranger things happen.... Try this to see if the files on the drive are hidden: Launch Applications/Utilities/Terminal and enter: [B]defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES[/B] press enter Note: That will show hidden files everywhere. But we just want to see if the files on your external are hidden. So this will be temporary. Let us know if you can see all the missing files on the external drive. To negate the above command and hide files again: [B]defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles NO[/B] press enter [/QUOTE]
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