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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?
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Okay, so was there ever a resolution to this? I started a thread but see that this was an old problem that just cropped up for me today. I added two new albums and Groove just ignores them (they were added to the same place all my other music is but won't add). I've tried resharing etc but no help. Anybody????
Are you still having problems with it? I had this same problem for a while. I realised I wasn't logged into Groove with my Microsoft account. When I logged in it refreshed the entire library and detected the new music I added. It might be something as simple as logging out and back in again
I've tried logging out and back into Groove with my Microsoft account but that hasn't made a difference. Groove still cant find any of my music. :(
You need to create a new user who is an administrator and forget your old account. Once you do this and login set grove to find your music folder and it will work. Make sure you have all your files and settings set with your new user profile, then you can just delete your old profile whenever you feel ready. This did the trick for me and like you I tried everything.
Will give it a go when I have some time. Creating a new profile just to get Groove to find music is quite frankly ridiculous though. There's got to be a setting or corrupt file somewhere under the users appdata folder somewhere, or something specific to the user in the registry that is causing this - If it isn't a bug with the software itself.
Also, needing to be an administrator for a music app to show your music? I am an administrator already, but why the hell should you need admin rights for something like that? Madness.
None of that is aimed at you Stephen, in case it comes across that way. Just frustrated with Microsoft's media apps being rather subpar. :)
