Seagate Had Drive gone blank

[PRJ]

My Seagate harddrive with years of information & backup of multiple computers suddenly went blank - says "This folder is empty"

As far as I know it was not dropped.

I did not delete the files- I am wondering if my 5 year old was playing with my computer when I had stepped out - but the possibility that he can delete files is very very slim

I have hooked it to multiple computers - same result (:

Any suggestions -will really appreciate !!

[Tripredacus]

Turn hidden files on first to make sure they truly aren't there. There was a recent strain of virus that would set entire folders or volumes to hidden, causing many people to think their data was erased.

[jaclaz]

My Seagate harddrive with years of information & backup of multiple computers suddenly went blank - says "This folder is empty"

As far as I know it was not dropped.

I did not delete the files- I am wondering if my 5 year old was playing with my computer when I had stepped out - but the possibility that he can delete files is very very slim

I have hooked it to multiple computers - same result (:

Any suggestions -will really appreciate !!

No suggestions until we have an idea of what we are talking about.

http://homepages.tesco.net/J.deBoynePollard/FGA/problem-report-standard-litany.html

HOW big is the HD?

WHICH exact model is it?

Is it IDE or SATA?

WHICH EXACT OS are you running?

If as I presume, we are talking of a 500 Gb or bigger hard disk, it will take a lot of time (tens of minutes if not hours) to actual delete the whole drive, or to format it "fully", how long have you left your five years alone playing with it?

Have you ANOTHER hard disk (new, or surely working) of a slightly larger size?

jaclaz