Folder turned to network alias on my Mac's external hard drive?

Question

I use a Seagate external hard drive with my iBook G4. There are several folders on it, but there is one that I refer to often and have therefore placed in the "sidebar" of Finder.

Recently I turned off the Seagate for a long time (maybe 2 to 3 weeks) and I've just plugged it in again. Everything works normally...all the folders can be accessed, except for the folder in my Finder bar. When I try to access it, it tells me that the volume can't be found, although all the other folders work fine. The folder icon of that particular folder has also turned to the Network icon (that blue sphere within a square) and it's labelled as an Alias (0 KB).

What has happened? Have I lost all my data? How do I recover the folder?

Answer 1

Go to Apple's web site and look in the Forums, you are not alone.

Answer 2

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