External hard drive issue

Have external hard drive-G speed-16 TB connected to my MacPro running Sierra OS. Was working with icon on desktop. G speed turned off and then on. G speed appears to be working but my computer doesn't see it. What can I do to reinstall G speed so that the icon will again be on my desktop.

MacPro, Mac OS X (10.6.3)

Posted on Sep 10, 2018 4:27 PM

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Sep 11, 2018 8:21 AM in response to rcc1

Try a Restart.

Old Toad

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Sep 13, 2018 6:28 PM in response to rcc1

Also verify that the Finder preferences are set to see the external drives:

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