My external harddrive (g-drive) is not showing up

My hardrive is not showing up on my macbook anymore and is not found is disk utility either. It is on becuase th light is on when it is connected. The files on it are also really important. Any help would be geatly appreciated.

Does it show in Disk Utility?
Does it show in System Report under the type of connection (USB or other)?

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