My External HDD is not showing files on my rMBP

Hey guys,
My WD Passport Ultra 1TB appears on my desktop as normal, but when I open the folder, no files appear.
After checking on a PC the files do appear on it.
I have tried using Disk Utility to repair it but I get an error message saying "error: unable to unmount volume for repair"
Does anyone have any ideas how I can fix this?
Thanks
Darryl

How is that HDD formatted? If you have a non-WD enclosure, install the bare WD bare drive in it and connect it to your MBP. Any change?
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