Can't see files on external drive

I have been FTPing files using Filezilla from my server to external driver. I can not see the specific files or folder (call it foo) on my hard drive using Finder).
I initially thought that the files did not transfer, so tried again. Filezilla though keeps on seeing the files and of course asks Do I want to overwrite them?" So how do I change my settings to actually see those files. Note, I have changed my preferences to "see all files."
Thanks

Oh boy. Excuse me for my mistake. Yes I am in the wrong place. I have my 250Gig Westernal digital hard drive connected to my macbook pro.
Yeah it's weird. But as I said, Fileziller seems to see it and I have a test site running on one host's server that is fine. When I went FTP the files (they are drupal). Everything comes over except my one folder where all my images are.
So do you want me to post this in the leopard forum?

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