Groove Music not finding local files

I agree about a "Refresh Button" needed. I delete the directory from the list of places to look and then add it again. That seems to work.

But I am still having the problem of albums not being found. I even have two albums by the same artist under a directory and it finds one and not the other! Sheesh

In my case the problem was caused by bad permissions on folders in  C:\Users...\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.ZuneMusic_8wekyb3d8bbwe

Advanced properties for the folder showed the owner was unknown, I was also unable to take ownership of the folders.

I uninstalled Groove via the instructions at http://www.thewindowsclub.com/uninstall-groove-music-windows-10 then reinstalled and all my music appeared.

Was having comparable issue with getting Groove to recognize music on my network music server. 0

Once I browsed to the album level folders, Groove added everything from my server.

On my desktop, Groove music is not finding any of my local music files that I have in the folders I have added (mostly my existing iTunes folders).  I've tried resetting the app but still no luck.  Grabbing my OneDrive files with no problem.

Any thoughts?

I had this problem on my desktop (Windows 10 version 1607) too, I tried other solutions from different websites but none of them work on my device.

But I have found a found a solution (accidentally)

Go to Settings > System > Apps & Features> Groove Music > Advanced Options > Reset

And you're good to go.

I hope this works on your device as it works on mine.

It is easiest to just start over.

1. The first thing is make sure you are signing in with a Microsoft Account rather than a local account.
2. Remove your current Groove application by starting PowerShell with administrative privileges and deleting the app using command: get-appxpackage *Microsoft.ZuneMusic* | remove-appxpackage
3. Go to the Windows Store and reinstall the Groove Music app.

When you first start Groove Music it should automatically start loading your local files.