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Files and Folders Not Showing on External Devices
Hello, I have this issue where the files and folders on an external device (such as an external HDD and USB) are not showing up, yet the device is visible. I only started getting this issue after I connected my USB to another computer which makes me think a virus caused this. Here's where I am at:
The drive in question is the "STEAM GAMES (F:)" drive. It shows up in explorer as shown:
And when opened, this is what's inside the F drive:
By showing hidden files and not hiding protected operating system files, this is what shows:
What I've tried:
- The command "attrib -h -s -r -a /s /d F:\*.*" returns this:
- Full system scan using Anti-MalwareBytes and Avast! reveals nothing.
- Running RKill, UsbFix, RogueKiller, and iExplore.exe does not fix the problem.
I had the same problem with a USB before and had to format it to get it to work. I would rather not format this drive because it contains a lot of data but I may if desperate enough. Please help me. Thanks.
More images (changed the drive letter to S but that didn't help):