External USB2 Hard drive problem

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Date: 09/04/04 

Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 22:32:46 -0700

I run a Maxtor 3000LS (40Gig) USB2 external hard drive on
a Windows XP system. The drive is recognized by Windows
but can't be read. I have 10Gig of files on the
drive. "My Computer" shows the drive but without any
files. When I try to access the files I get a message
that I need to format the drive. The Properties Window
for the drive show no space available. The XP Computer
Management tool shows that a 37 Gig Partition is Healthy
on the drive, and it shows the partition as 100% available.
Are my files recoverable? What is the cause of the
problem?

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