Android files suddenly don't appear on my PC

[Android Central Question]

My Windows 10 pc no longer displays the files on my android phone (but the folders on the phone are displayed normally).

I replaced the SD card in my phone, for which I had to disable the fusion/ adopted storage option. The switch worked fine, and the new SD card is mounted.

Now when I connect the phone to the pc, the device and the SD card show up normally in Windows Explorer, and so do all the folders (e.g. Android, data...) on both the phone and the SD card.

However, none of the android files (apps, etc.) on either the phone or SD card are displayed. The apps are definitely still there on the phone, and they are working fine; the pc also shows correctly the total amount of data stored in the phone's internal memory. I can also see and open the media files in the folders on my SD card on my pc

I've already tried re-installing the drivers and clearing the data + cache for both the external storage and the media storage on my phone. USB debugging is enabled, and the phone is connected in MTP mode. I've also tried connecting the phone to a differerent computer -- same problem.

FWIW, I'm running fairly stock Lollipop (5.1).

Does anyone have any idea what the problem is, and how I can fix it?

 

[Rukbat]

There is, methodman - VLC. But I doubt that Questor11 is going to allow you to get into his phone, which is why I didn't even mention it. (I doubt he'd let me into it either. That's one great way of blowing all your security.)