Disk directory disappeared after 7.4.1 upgrade

I see folks are having various problems with the 7.4.1 update, but I haven't seen anything exactly like this.
After upgrading an AEBS to 7.4.1 the directory on the attached USB drive disappeared. The drive is visible in Airport Utility (5.4.1) which correctly shows disk capacity, available and used space, etc. Mac Finder and Windows Explorer can see the network drive, but cannot display the file directory - no folders or files are shown. But the properties of the drive can be displayed, and the directory is visible and intact when the drive is directly attached to a PC or Mac via USB.
Anyone else have this experience?

{quote}I don´t get it ! just delete and copy the files? just that?{quote}
Yup, that's what fixed it. 2nd level Apple Support called it "unstable directory." I asked for the technical explanation from Engineering but haven't heard back yet. Makes as much sense to me as it apparently does to you.
{quote}Another symptom is, after this firmware update several files with 0 bytes and gibberish names appear in my disk...{quote}
I didn't experience that problem. Don't know if a Mac could delete them, but reformatting would be my preference.
{quote}...how may I format fat32 500gb disk using windows vista{quote}
Try going to the drive manufacturer's site and look for a utility. For instance, I used Seagate's DiskWizard on my 1TB FreeAgent drive (http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=200895&NewLan g=en&Hilite=format+fat32).

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