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hi I'm having this problem ext hard drive not showing contents after start up the drive mounts etc got the drive showing on the desktop right lick get info shows the volume etc but no files i turn the drive off back on again they reappear like magic anyone know whats wrong please used to work...

Okay, so I have a 2010 Macbook Pro, 13.3 inch with 10.6.8. It seems like every time I make a file in textedit or edit one, then try to find it later, I can't. Every few days the file will show back up. I guess this means it's indexing, but there's no indication of that on my laptop by the...