External seagate drive not showing

Hi. My 1TB seagate external drive has just suddenly started to not show up. The problems the same on my MBP and my old stalk imac. I've had this problem before with a la cie drive. Is there any way to recover the files at least? or better still repair the drive?
Thanks
Iz

Hi lz,
Run Repair Disk on it.
1. Connect the external HD to the MBP.
2. Open Disk Utility on the MBP.
3. Select the external HD in the left pane. If it does not show up, try unplugging it and plugging it back in. It may mount at some point.
4. Click Repair Disk at bottom of main window.
5. Run this at least twice, and keep running it until it says “appears ok” twice in a row. If that doesn’t happen, you may need a stronger utility such as DiskWarrior, or the directory could be damaged beyond repair, or you may have a damaged HD (repair utilities can only repair the directory structure, not the HD itself).
If the HD won't mount at all, try a different cable and a different port. Sometimes the bridge circuit in an external enclosure can die, so I would also try the HD in a different enclosure and try a different HD in that enclosure. That should tell you if it's the HD or the enclosure.
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