External hdd might have just shit the bed

go to open up my external, it opens but shows no files (had 400gb of shit on it)

went into the properties and it shows 0b as a capacity


can anyone recommend a good data recovery program that i can run to see if i can salvage my shit?

 

Try Recuva from Piriform. They created CCleaner & Defraggler. Recuva has worked wonders for me in the past. Also try the Unstoppable Copier. It works pretty good too, and both are free.

 

Try using it on Mac OS X or using it in Linux

 

Go to http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ and download a version of Linux that you can boot from a USB stick. Better yet, check out their MultiBoot USB program. It will allow you to add multiple linux OS's & diagnostic tools to a single USB stick. The best part is that its all free.

Also try the Ultimate Boot CD (http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/) & Hiren's Boot CD (http://www.hirensbootcd.net/). Both are free and have several utilities for hard drive testing/recovery.