PC can see music, phone cannot.

[Android Central Question]

Steps:
(1) connected google pixel phone to PC (running windows 7).
(2) switched phone to USB type: File Transfer
(3) Opened phone on PC
(4) navigated to music directory, added 2 albums. These have a simple <album name> sub directory populated by .mp3 files
(5) open Google Play Music on Google Pixel
(6) 1 album is displayed, the other is absent.

What is going on with this backwards device? How is this supposed to work?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! On the Google Play Music app tap Menu and turn on the Downloaded Only switch. It still doesn't show up?

Using a file manager app, look in the directory for that album that isn't showing up. Is there a file called ".nomedia" in that directory? If you're looking with Windows Explorer, make sure Show Hidden File/Folders is turned on.