Multi-media files not showing Uploaded multi-media files to:

public_html/sites/default/files



no error messages
permissions: 0775
files do not appear (in Content, as do files uploaded through the media editor)


Switching from Wordpress to Drupal.  New to Drupal.  Not a programmer.  It would take a long time to upload 1,000+ files through a media editor.  How do I get Drupal to see these files without uploading them one-by-one?
You need to tell Drupal about your files somehow.

You could write a script yourself.

Another approach would be to use the archive upload of File entity, but you won't be able to upload hundreds of them in a single archive either, the file will simply get too big.

Maybe there is also a module for this, but it's likely not available yet for Drupal 8.