Corrupt file structure

I recently upgraded the firmware on the Lenozo EZ Media Center and Backup to the most current version. I did so because the drive showed that there was data on the drive but the shares appeared to be empty. As if the file structure is corrupted.
The file structure appears to be lost and I am unable to see the files on the drive, although the interface shows that 115 Gigabytes is currently being used. What do I do?
Is there a utility to rebuild the file structure since it reads the correct amount of data?
Michael Bowers
Moderator Note; private information edited to prevent possible abuse

Does it show your shares but they are empty or are the share folders not showing up? If they are missing try recreating one with the same name.

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