Why do photos not show up in folders on computer?

[Windows Central Question]

I would like to copy photos from my Lumia 535 to my laptop. When I open the folders 'camera roll' and 'saved pictures' my laptop says they are empty, even though I have many photos on my phone. I can't find them in the SD card folder either. Does anyone know how I can find them? Thanks!

 

[sarim_xyz]

If you have a lot of pictures/videos, it generally takes a lot of time to show them. Just give it some time and it will show. Does it look like it is loading (green progress bar in the address bar of the window)?