External Hard-drive files not displayed in finder;

[mediocrefuzz]

Right, i've got a new hard-drive, i've partitioned it to 400gb for Time Machine and 600gb for media files etc.

The Time Machine partition is in "Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)" format and the other partition is "MS-DOS (FAT32)".

When I open up the Time Machine partition in Finder it doesn't display my backups. No folders or nothing. I have a movies folder on the media partition and it displays the folder but nothing inside that folder. But if I go in iTunes and 'add to library' it shows up everything in that folder.

Does anyone know why I can't access my files via finder? Is it due to the fact one partition is Mac OS Extendend and the other MS-DOS?

 

[GGJstudios]

Try re-indexing your drive.

Spotlight: How to re-index folders or volumes

 

[mediocrefuzz]

How do I do that?

I've just tried 'repair disk' and it came up with an error "Error: Couldn't unmount disk".

 

[GGJstudios]

How do I do that?

I posted a link to the instructions. Did you click and read?

 

[mediocrefuzz]

As if I didn't see that, ha thanks.

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And it didn't work. It just has a spinning wheel in the status bar at the bottom of the Finder window.

Could it be that the two partitions are of a different format setting?

 

[GGJstudios]

And it didn't work. It just has a spinning wheel in the status bar at the bottom of the Finder window.

If you followed those instructions, it's likely still indexing. You have to let it finish.

 

[mediocrefuzz]

Righto, well i'll just come back to it later on then.

 

[mediocrefuzz]

Next day has come and still no change. The 'Movies' folder is there but nothing in it. But if I go to 'add to library' in iTunes and go to that folder all the files are there. It's strange.

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Nevermind, all is sorted. Restarting my mac never crossed my mind until now. And it is all working.

Thanks.