Windows 10: External HDD I used on Mac won't show up in Win10, can't transfer files...

Hello. So i've recently sold my Macbook Pro 15" 2017, and I transfered all my files I had on it, especially some multimedia which has a huge sentimental value to me, to an external hard drive from Western Digital.

Now I want to put those files in my new Win10 computer's SSD, but the external HDD won't even show up in 'My Computer' when I plug it in (though it's working because it turns on).

I really really don't want to lose those files but every suggestion I see on google tells me I have to format the drive to NTFS, so that way I can make it compatible with Win10, but in which case I will loose all the files I already have in it, which is exactly what I'm trying to avoid.

Any way I can transfer the files to my computer without risking loosing them all, please?

Thank you for the help in advance.

PS: It shows up in the device manager as seen in these screenshots. Thank you once again.

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