SharePoint Folder not available under site contents but can be accessed in the Windows Explorer

Recently we received an issue from one of the user that a folder is not available in SharePoint site contents page but could be found in the Windows Explorer.

It's a well known fact that we have an option to open the SharePoint Document Library in Windows Explorer and the site can be mapped to a network drive to view the contents.

But what could be the cause of folders missing in the site contents page but can be accessed through Windows Explorer?

The cause might seem unusual :) but this is what it is, the folders were created in the Windows Explorer. The SharePoint Document library can be opened in the Windows Explorer and the sub folders can be created in the Explorer which would reflect in the site. But creating a folder in the Windows Explorer does not create a Document Library in the SharePoint site.

Seems very simple but would definitely help!

Happy SharePointing!!!

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