Go into Finder and tab to the left until you get to the column the holds MacIntosh HD and Network, and here you should see your External Drive There are different ways you can organize Finder, I use Colums and simply tab around using the left, right, up and down arrows. It is well worth while going for a good explore through the Finder as this is where the whole thing is organized You can easily make a new folder by clicking Command Shift and N together then immediately type the name of that Folder. TF On 31/07/2012, at 12:18 PM, Jenifer Gilley wrote: Hi all. So, I plugged in my external hard drive. How do I see the folders/files? I went to menu/go to but can't find anything there. It is on... and all is plugged in. The drive is a few months old. Jenifer Gilley email claudastar@xxxxxxxxx MSN: claudastar@xxxxxxx