Hello,
You might try plugging it into another USB port, then go into the control panel / administrative tools / Computer Management. If you see the Disk Name / Drive Letter in there, try right clicking it and selecting Properties from the menu. Click the Tools tab and press the button for check disk for errors. Make sure the check box is selected that says Automatically Fix File System Errors. Press ok and let it do its magic. If it finds any errors that could cause the drive to become unusable, it will attempt to fix it.
If you can't get that far, you might try plugging it into another computer if you have one. If that still doesn't work, you may have a failed device. It may be possible to recover the data on it but at a premium price with less then 40% chance of success. (It all depends if its a main board crash, head crash or physical damage to the platters)
Regards,
Chris
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