My Book Essential 2TB imploded

Hey guys…I was moving a 100Gig file from a full 2TB HDD to an empty 2TB HDD when it froze up…It stopped transfering and I could not do anything to get it started…Running Windows7…I waited for bout 30 mins but nothing changed, so I used Task Manager to halt the process and now It is showing the whole folder,1.8TB’s as EMPTY FOLDER!..I know the data is still there, just not sure(without screwing  it up) how to get it back…It shows the drive as still full in My Computer, but I guess Windows decided to delete the contents of the folder?..This is all HD TV full series that took many moons to compile…I could probably get it with linux, but there has to be an easier way to point windows in the right direction since the data hasn’t really moved, just unseen by Winblows…Any input would be greatly appreciated…C  My Book Essential 2TB HDD

kk…Things went from bad to worse…I unplugged the drive to reboot it and now Windows is saying device software not installed correctly , and it doesnt even see the drive now.
Can I find the software and reinstall it without affecting the data?..I will be really down if I can’t get this stuff back,Tks in advance for more input…

Shoot!..Now Windows is saying the USB device not recognized…lmao…I better put it outside cuz I believe the next Windows message will be " Run!..USB device about to Xplode!!!"> So anyways…Now Im sitting with a dead 2TB HDD full of my fovourite video…Thank you for your time and efforts…C

BTW…Not sure where to find the drivers for this HDD and kind of remiss to install them(if I did find them) in case it deletes the data…Tks again for your time…C

Can anyone direct me to the drivers for my  My Book Essential 2TB HDD?..Tks…C

Hello,

I recommend that you try some basic troubleshooting.

1- Connect the power adapter to the wall directly.

2- If the computer is a desktop, connect it on the back USB port (directly to the PC, not through a hub).

3- Make sure you hear the connection sound windows makes when recognizes a USB device.

4- Go to "Disk Management” to verify if the drive shows up there.

If the drive shows up in disk management but it is not seen on Computer, then it means the partition is corrupted and you will have to format it in order to use it again. Please note that formatting the drive will delete all data stored on it.

If the data is important then I recommend that you contact a data recovery company.

http://support.wdc.com/recovery/index.asp?wdc_lang=en