Files corrupted on Mac

I was transferring some video files from my SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD (1TB) to my MacBook Pro (macOS Sonoma), and suddenly the process froze. I had to force eject the drive. Now, when I plug it in, the drive shows up but all the folders are empty, and storage info still shows used space. Could the files be corrupted? Is there any way to recover the missing data?

Mac/ Macbook

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Ezra Flint

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June 30, 2025 at 11:40 am

When the SSD shows used space but no visible files, it usually means the file directory (metadata) is damaged, not necessarily the files themselves.
First, try running Disk Utility > First Aid on the SSD—if that fails, use Terminal and run diskutil list to confirm the drive is mounted properly. For recovery, third-party tools like Stellar Data Recovery or PhotoRec can scan the raw sectors and recover files regardless of directory damage. Just avoid writing anything new to the drive to prevent overwriting the lost data

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