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Ok originally my music and photos played just fine i was on jellybelly v3 faithfully even throughout the month with not one update..u know when they say if its not broke dont fix it?..wth i should have stayed where i was at..i flashed blackbean, it was nice but i wanted to give paranoid android 1.99 a shot, because i used it when we were on ics..and well i noticed on there i couldnt see photos or play music..so i was like wtf? a kind person in the forum told me it seemed to be an issue with paranoid and it will be fixed when they fix it, so i said ok well back to jelly belly or black bean..well i went back to blackbean, i went to android revolution hd..and back to jelly belly..and it seems its not any of the roms its something wrong with my phone because its the same issue across the roms i cannot access my photos and music in the gallery or the music player..but i can use solid explorer or any other file explorer and see the files there i can play them and everything..but i cannot go to play music and see any of my audio files in there..can anyone help me deduce what the heck is going on ?????????
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Ok originally my music and photos played just fine i was on jellybelly v3 faithfully even throughout the month with not one update..u know when they say if its not broke dont fix it?..wth i should have stayed where i was at..i flashed blackbean, it was nice but i wanted to give paranoid android 1.99 a shot, because i used it when we were on ics..and well i noticed on there i couldnt see photos or play music..so i was like wtf? a kind person in the forum told me it seemed to be an issue with paranoid and it will be fixed when they fix it, so i said ok well back to jelly belly or black bean..well i went back to blackbean, i went to android revolution hd..and back to jelly belly..and it seems its not any of the roms its something wrong with my phone because its the same issue across the roms i cannot access my photos and music in the gallery or the music player..but i can use solid explorer or any other file explorer and see the files there i can play them and everything..but i cannot go to play music and see any of my audio files in there..can anyone help me deduce what the heck is going on ?????????
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It's solved read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835406
and or this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835953
Rotary Heart said:
It's solved read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835406
and or this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835953
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problem is there are no .nomedia files in my data foler , so now what? but i can confirm i did install rom manager and thats when it started
Tbbo514 said:
problem is there are no .nomedia files in my data foler , so now what? but i can confirm i did install rom manager and thats when it started
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The .nomedia file is on the root of you sdcard, so you're half right. Might want to try looking at it through your computer because not all file explorers can see hidden files.
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The .nomedia file is on the root of you sdcard, so you're half right. Might want to try looking at it through your computer because not all file explorers can see hidden files.
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ok because i used root explorer.also i cannot plug it into a pc..every pc says it cannot recognize it, ive installed and uninstalled the drivers on two different computers..and now im realizing maybe my life sucks lol...
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The .nomedia file is on the root of you sdcard, so you're half right. Might want to try looking at it through your computer because not all file explorers can see hidden files.
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another thing ive noticed, usually when i plug it up to my pc in the notification bar the usb thing comes up for debugging and media..it doesnt come up anymore no matter what rom im on and ive tried two different roms..just started happening last night when i wasnt able to get my music and stuff
Install this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.solidexplorer&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsInBsLnNvbGlkZXhwbG9yZXIiXQ..
When you open it, hit menu, then settings, then "show hidden files".
Now hit menu then exit. Then open it again.
Just scroll down until you see random files. Should be near the bottom.
Delete the .nomedia file.
Now go to settings>apps>all and find "media storage.
Clear data.
Uninstall ROM Manager, then reboot.
If it takes too long to see your pics and music scan once with this. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.addz.mediascanner&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5hZGR6Lm1lZGlhc2Nhbm5lciJd
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Install this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.solidexplorer&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsInBsLnNvbGlkZXhwbG9yZXIiXQ..
When you open it, hit menu, then settings, then "show hidden files".
Now hit menu then exit. Then open it again.
Just scroll down until you see random files. Should be near the bottom.
Delete the .nomedia file.
Now go to settings>apps>all and find "media storage.
Clear data.
Uninstall ROM Manager, then reboot.
If it takes too long to see your pics and music scan once with this. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.addz.mediascanner&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5hZGR6Lm1lZGlhc2Nhbm5lciJd
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i use solid explorer all the time lol didnt know it had that option..well i saw the no media thing and deleted it..rebooting now
HashTagHell said:
Install this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.solidexplorer&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsInBsLnNvbGlkZXhwbG9yZXIiXQ..
When you open it, hit menu, then settings, then "show hidden files".
Now hit menu then exit. Then open it again.
Just scroll down until you see random files. Should be near the bottom.
Delete the .nomedia file.
Now go to settings>apps>all and find "media storage.
Clear data.
Uninstall ROM Manager, then reboot.
If it takes too long to see your pics and music scan once with this. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.addz.mediascanner&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5hZGR6Lm1lZGlhc2Nhbm5lciJd
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thanks dude fixed my media issue. but now i need to figure out the other sd issue. -_- lol..i cant mount sd in recovery, and when i plug it up while its on it doesnt even mount as a media device , and it will start charging, and when i unplug it it still says charging and the icon still has the lightning bolt, im using the blackbean rom, im gonna try uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling again just to see
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thanks dude fixed my media issue. but now i need to figure out the other sd issue. -_- lol..i cant mount sd in recovery, and when i plug it up while its on it doesnt even mount as a media device , and it will start charging, and when i unplug it it still says charging and the icon still has the lightning bolt, im using the blackbean rom, im gonna try uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling again just to see
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I started seeing people talking about the continuous charging symbol yesterday. You should probably check in the ROM's thread to see if there's a fix. I don't wan to say it's the ROM without knowing. Glad your media's back though.
HashTagHell said:
I started seeing people talking about the continuous charging symbol yesterday. You should probably check in the ROM's thread to see if there's a fix. I don't wan to say it's the ROM without knowing. Glad your media's back though.
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definitely already am thanks again
No problem.
I have a galaxy nexus running 4.2.1. I have been having this issue since the update to 4.2. I am not able to see all files when I have my device connected to a pc via USB. When I navigate to the folder on my PC it can be empty or missing the file I am looking to transfer to my PC. I am not sure if this is a 4.2 issue, but I have not have this issue in previous versions. I am able to transfer files via my websharing app, but these files are movies and are over 1 gb in size on average so I would like to get this working. Let me know what you guys think.
Oh I have this same issue on 4.1.1. This is very frustrating. Sometimes, some files even fail to copy to PC.
Overall, the file listing and copy operations from Galaxy Nexus to PC is very unreliable. The file copy was rock solid and even faster on my HTC Desire.
However, I can see all files and copy them successfully using an app called Airdroid, over Wifi.
This issue should not happen anymore after ICS, but try deleting the .nomedia file in your folders, this file tell the phone to not scan in that folder. Reboot, then wait for the media server to rescan, then plug it in.
If that don't work, clear your Media Storage's data (Settings -> Manage apps -> All -> Media Storage), then delete the folder "/sdcard/Android/data/com.google.providers.media", reboot and let it rescan for 10mins.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
eksasol said:
This issue should not happen anymore after ICS, but try deleting the .nomedia file in your folders, reboot, then wait for the media server to rescan, then plug it in.
If that don't work, clear your Media Storage's data, delete the /sdcard/Android/data/com.google.providers.media, reboot and let it rescan for 10mins.
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That did it! Thanks for the info!!!
I am actually still having this issue on my galaxy nexus running 4.2.1. I am running a stock OS and not rooted. I am not sure what else I can do. After further testing I have come to find that I am not able to access any newly created file on my device when connected by a USB cable to a computer until I restart my device. I even went to the trouble of doing a factory data reset. I am able to access new files from my device or wireless via the websharing app, just not via USB to my computer running windows 7 32bit. I am not sure if an app I have installed could be causing this issue. All I know is I never had this issue with ICS. Let me know what you guys think. I am at a total loss with this.
Had same issue not sure of fix but found if i rebooted computer and device when i plug device in again it sees the new files, its like the computer only sees whatever files are in phone at the point of first viewing phone sd folders, so any changes after that arent registered until computer is rebooted.
I think rebooting gnex also helps embed any changes to files and folders.
Its a hassle but it works
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Just in the even that someone needs help with this issue. I ended up installing an app called "Rescan Media". All you have to do it tap the icon for this app, you will see a flicker on your phone and your computer will be good to see your new files.
"Rescan Media" app let me see ALL my files in windoZe 7
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Just in the even that someone needs help with this issue. I ended up installing an app called "Rescan Media". All you have to do it tap the icon for this app, you will see a flicker on your phone and your computer will be good to see your new files.
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Thank you.
It worked for me!!! Thank you. I can see ALL my Nexus 7 files from Windows 7 - I have NOT rooted my 4.2.2 - and it works fine!
Thank you for the advice.
It worked for my LG G2
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This issue should not happen anymore after ICS, but try deleting the .nomedia file in your folders, this file tell the phone to not scan in that folder. Reboot, then wait for the media server to rescan, then plug it in.
If that don't work, clear your Media Storage's data (Settings -> Manage apps -> All -> Media Storage), then delete the folder "/sdcard/Android/data/com.google.providers.media", reboot and let it rescan for 10mins.
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Magnificent - I've been going crazy wondering why I can't see all my files on my new LG G2 on windows. I followed your instructions and now I can. Thank you.
Cant get google music to save all my songs locally, have tried to create a link to the external sd which shows up with my 24gb free, but it always fails and says "cannot download music at this time, will try again later"
Any suggestions?
Are you downloading to your computer and your phone is connected via USB? If so, download it to a folder on your computer, then drag and drop it into the folder you want it to be in on the phone.
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Are you downloading to your computer and your phone is connected via USB? If so, download it to a folder on your computer, then drag and drop it into the folder you want it to be in on the phone.
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I was hoping to just have my music download from play music. I know i could download it to computer and put it on my phone. But i was hoping to have it all come from google music so i can have my new stuff upload without having to manually ad d it to my phone.
Have you tried Directory Bind?
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...MB9y6XhJx7BmrBYmw&sig2=Y_W6AiYe_XOT79a1FpNa3w
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Thanks, just tried it, but it cant see anything in the data folder so I cannot get it to the correct folder.
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You may have too many devices on your account. This happened to me and it wouldn't let me save locally. Just had to go into my account and delete a few old devices. Worked fine after that.
Froid said:
You may have too many devices on your account. This happened to me and it wouldn't let me save locally. Just had to go into my account and delete a few old devices. Worked fine after that.
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Probably should have mentioned that I have googled and tried everything I could think of. I only have two devices authorized, and I have plenty of storage availible. I guess im trying to find somone who has downloaded all their music to their external card. I have roughly 13gb of music and 24gb free space on my card
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Gotcha..mine were pretty much all the same phone, just would add as a new device everytime I flashed a new ROM.
kleeman7 said:
Probably should have mentioned that I have googled and tried everything I could think of. I only have two devices authorized, and I have plenty of storage availible. I guess im trying to find somone who has downloaded all their music to their external card. I have roughly 13gb of music and 24gb free space on my card
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This worked perfectly for me. Let me know if you have any questions or help getting it working. Basically it uses root explorer to create a symlink. Note that the directions will actually delete you google music cache and offline music. So you'll have to recache/download everything. If you don't want to do that you can always copy the files folder to the sd card, then do the clear data, and then create the symlink. Let me know if you need more precise help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34615796&postcount=84
Thanks. It starts to download music then says cant download right now. Any ideas why? The link is created properly.
This whole time it has been getting stuck on a couple songs, currupted files I would assume. All is well now.
So just for reference if I flssh a new rom and create the link I wont have to redownload it all?
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kleeman7 said:
Thanks. It starts to download music then says cant download right now. Any ideas why? The link is created properly.
This whole time it has been getting stuck on a couple songs, currupted files I would assume. All is well now.
So just for reference if I flssh a new rom and create the link I wont have to redownload it all?
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How fast is your card? I am using the Sandisk Ultra UHS-I 64gb and had no problems downloading any music. I am unsure why you are getting the error downloading files. When you go into Music and click on 'choose on device music', do you see the free space for your external SD card? If you do it should have worked properly. I've read in other forums that they recommend that you don't let your screen go to sleep when music is downloading. Maybe that's it? I also had this weird bug where music would kind freak out if I started playing a song and then pressed the home button to do other things while listening to music. Like when I went back into the Music app to fast forward, the album art disappeared and the music scroll bar froze. What I ended up doing is rebooting the phone. And that resolved my issue. Maybe a reboot will help you with the downloading problem?
And you are correct, if you flash a new rom, and make the link before you open google music, you shouldn't have to redownload. At least this is my understanding of it. I have yet to try. As soon as Cleanrom w/ Multiwindow comes out, I am going to try it, so i will let you know then. If that doesn't work I have a theory that I will try. Basically, making a link of the entire com.google.android.music folder in the data/data directory. Maybe that will be better cuz there are other files besides the files folder that is created. It's just that the music files are stored there. but it looks like other important files are in there like the database files and others. I have a feeling that I'm gonna need to do this to prevent having to download each time I flash a new rom. I will keep you posted.
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How fast is your card? I am using the Sandisk Ultra UHS-I 64gb and had no problems downloading any music. I am unsure why you are getting the error downloading files. When you go into Music and click on 'choose on device music', do you see the free space for your external SD card? If you do it should have worked properly. I've read in other forums that they recommend that you don't let your screen go to sleep when music is downloading. Maybe that's it? I also had this weird bug where music would kind freak out if I started playing a song and then pressed the home button to do other things while listening to music. Like when I went back into the Music app to fast forward, the album art disappeared and the music scroll bar froze. What I ended up doing is rebooting the phone. And that resolved my issue. Maybe a reboot will help you with the downloading problem?
And you are correct, if you flash a new rom, and make the link before you open google music, you shouldn't have to redownload. At least this is my understanding of it. I have yet to try. As soon as Cleanrom w/ Multiwindow comes out, I am going to try it, so i will let you know then. If that doesn't work I have a theory that I will try. Basically, making a link of the entire com.google.android.music folder in the data/data directory. Maybe that will be better cuz there are other files besides the files folder that is created. It's just that the music files are stored there. but it looks like other important files are in there like the database files and others. I have a feeling that I'm gonna need to do this to prevent having to download each time I flash a new rom. I will keep you posted.
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Yeah. I have a uhs-1 card. It just hangs on a few songs. The same skmgs that whem I try to stream say they csnt be streamed. So I have been deleting them when this happens. I am almost done downloading my 13gb of music, lol.
Please do let us know how the new rom goes.
Edit: May have did it wrong but I updated from CR 2.1 to 3.0 frsh install made the link, but google showed no songs on device. Maybe I will open play music and then make the link after it loads. Next update and see how it goes.
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kleeman7 said:
Yeah. I have a uhs-1 card. It just hangs on a few songs. The same skmgs that whem I try to stream say they csnt be streamed. So I have been deleting them when this happens. I am almost done downloading my 13gb of music, lol.
Please do let us know how the new rom goes.
Edit: May have did it wrong but I updated from CR 2.1 to 3.0 frsh install made the link, but google showed no songs on device. Maybe I will open play music and then make the link after it loads. Next update and see how it goes.
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As it turns out, I was right. You need to symlink the entire com.google.android.music fold for it to survive rom flashes. Just symlinking the files folder does save the music files to your external sd card but other needed files like database and what not are still on the internal card and therefore flashing a new rom deletes those essential files. So try symlinking the entire com.google.android.music folder. It worked for me and if you flash a new rom remember to remake the symlink before opening Google Music.
*EDIT*
It appears symlinking the entire com.google.android.music folder only worked temporarily. After a while I noticed my Play Music app just disspeared from my drawer. I had to delete the symlink and copy the folder back over to my internal storage and reboot to get it to come back. Hmm. I think the only thing you can really do is symlink the files folder only so that way the large music files do get saved to your external storage. And anytime you decide you want to reflash your phone, make sure you backup the com.google.android.music folder before you do so. Then flash your rom. Copy that folder back to your internal storage and recreate the symlink for your files folder. That should do the trick.
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I need help please,
I have purchased JetAudio Plus but it wont scan my external SD drive and all my Audio files are there,
I have also tried "PlayerPro" same problem. except the "PowerAmp" which is scanning and detecting my Audio file. none is working.
i like to keep the Playerpro or the JetAudio. please can someone show me how to fix this.
Thank you
hyewiz said:
I need help please,
I have purchased JetAudio Plus but it wont scan my external SD drive and all my Audio files are there,
I have also tried "PlayerPro" same problem. except the "PowerAmp" which is scanning and detecting my Audio file. none is working.
i like to keep the Playerpro or the JetAudio. please can someone show me how to fix this.
Thank you
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That would be something to take with the Dev of those apps.
hyewiz said:
I need help please,
I have purchased JetAudio Plus but it wont scan my external SD drive and all my Audio files are there,
I have also tried "PlayerPro" same problem. except the "PowerAmp" which is scanning and detecting my Audio file. none is working.
i like to keep the Playerpro or the JetAudio. please can someone show me how to fix this.
Thank you
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A lot of apps for some reason can't detect the sd card on s3 such as titanium backup. Probably cuz smasung decided to name the internal memory /sdcard so apps automatically detect that as the sd card.
All I can suggest is maybe move your songs to your internal memory or try some other apps.
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hyewiz said:
I need help please,
I have purchased JetAudio Plus but it wont scan my external SD drive and all my Audio files are there,
I have also tried "PlayerPro" same problem. except the "PowerAmp" which is scanning and detecting my Audio file. none is working.
i like to keep the Playerpro or the JetAudio. please can someone show me how to fix this.
Thank you
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I got PlayerPro and have no problem with playing music from my external card. I will check JetAudio and post results. Do stock player reading audio from external card? What rom are you running and what kernel? This could be a problem.
Edit: No problem with JetAudio Basic.
norbarb said:
I got PlayerPro and have no problem with playing music from my external card. I
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Same here.
I don't have the app anymore (since last week), but if I remember right, you go into the app settings and point it to the folders you want it to scan. Did you do that yet?
norbarb said:
I got PlayerPro and have no problem with playing music from my external card. I will check JetAudio and post results. Do stock player reading audio from external card? What rom are you running and what kernel? This could be a problem.
Edit: No problem with JetAudio Basic.
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thank you all for helping out
i'm on "[ROM][DEVIANT][d2att][4.2.2] Deviant Xone - 4|9|13"
re-installed both JetAudio and The ProAmp no go
hyewiz said:
thank you all for helping out
i'm on "[ROM][DEVIANT][d2att][4.2.2] Deviant Xone - 4|9|13"
re-installed both JetAudio and The ProAmp no go
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Problem maybe with rom you have installed. Did you try running on TW rom? Check if you have .nomedia file in folder with your music. If you do just remove. Let us know.. Can you see external card in any file explorer "root explorer" etc.. Can you see external card if you connect phone to your PC/Mac ?
norbarb said:
Problem maybe with rom you have installed. Did you try running on TW rom? Check if you have .nomedia file in folder with your music. If you do just remove. Let us know.. Can you see external card in any file explorer "root explorer" etc.. Can you see external card if you connect phone to your PC/Mac ?
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I don't have .nomedia file in folder, Then I have tested "PowerAmp" and it did detect all my drives, but I like to use the others.
hyewiz said:
I don't have .nomedia file in folder, Then I have tested "PowerAmp" and it did detect all my drives, but I like to use the others.
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I think other players may have compatibility problem with rom 4.2.2 There is no other explanation if you can see all drives in other player, explorer or in computer
Deviant 4.2.2 didn't give me any problems with accessing music on my external SD.
Again I'll ask. Did you open the freakin settings and point the app to the MUSIC folder on your external SD card?!
If you did, then let us know what model SD card you have and what your folder hierarchy is.
CZ Eddie said:
Deviant 4.2.2 didn't give me any problems with accessing music on my external SD.
Again I'll ask. Did you open the freakin settings and point the app to the MUSIC folder on your external SD card?!
If you did, then let us know what model SD card you have and what your folder hierarchy is.
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I took a screenshot of the setting this max I can get there are no other options
Just tested myself and it worked fine
How about you read the posts in your own thread and tell us about your SD card and folder hierarchy?
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Maybe like you guys said its a ROM compatibility issue, just for testing I have installed "Neutron Music Player" and it right away detected all my drive without any problem. So don know, and for the what kind of SD card I have at this point I don't think its the SD card issue.
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I took a screenshot of the setting this max I can get there are no other options
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Uncheck this restriction click refresh mediastore and then try. Looks like you player is restricted to only storage folder not external card
norbarb said:
Uncheck this restriction click refresh mediastore and then try. Looks like you player is restricted to only storage folder not external card
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Thank you for all your efford to help me on but no good its funny how the other 2 ("Neutron Music Player" & "PowerAmp") are working great.
I have email "jetaudio" last night and this is what I got replied
"That is bug. we already know that.
We will patch that for next release.
Thank you again for your report."
So its been addressed and hopefully will be fixed on coming release.
I give up on this thread.
CZ Eddie said:
I give up on this thread.
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I got also nothing else.. ... O! maybe just good luck..
Thank you all..
I've a Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite, but all my music and pictures get randomly removed all the time and then I need to download them again.
I don't remove them myself for clarity.
I guess the cleaner app removes it but there is no option to add them to exceptions and there is also no option to turn off auto clean.
This is a very annoying problem and I'm tired to download all my music and pictures over and over again so how can I solve this?
Googole said:
I've a Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite, but all my music and pictures get randomly removed all the time and then I need to download them again.
I don't remove them myself for clarity.
I guess the cleaner app removes it but there is no option to add them to exceptions and there is also no option to turn off auto clean.
This is a very annoying problem and I'm tired to download all my music and pictures over and over again so how can I solve this?
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Maybe your device has something like "storage manager" active?
Go into settings and then storage, see if you find something suspicious.
Uninstall or disable cleaning app... you really need to play with your device more.
That cleaner app sounds more like malware
blackhawk said:
Uninstall or disable cleaning app... you really need to play with your device more.
That cleaner app sounds more like malware
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I've found out that Cleaner is useless and is just a waste of space so I removed it.
I hope my problem is solved.
User699 said:
Maybe your device has something like "storage manager" active?
Go into settings and then storage, see if you find something suspicious.
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I've made a screenshot of the Storage page.
Screenshot_2021-04-19-11-09-51-509_com.miui.securitycenter.jpg
drive.google.com
I don't know if it is suspicious but Other is 8,61GB
Removing Cleaner didn't solve my problem.
I download my music from Google Drive and all music downloaded from there is gone now.
The songs that I didn't download from Google Drive aren't removed.
The most of the pictures are removed too, but some didn't.
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Removing Cleaner didn't solve my problem.
I download my music from Google Drive and all music downloaded from there is gone now.
The songs that I didn't download from Google Drive aren't removed.
The most of the pictures are removed too, but some didn't.
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Well If so, have a look at gdrives settings.
Also: Are gdrive files in another folder than those not being removed?
Could be malware... you know odd behavior.
The OS or an app may have been corrupted.
A factory reset be a good idea at this point.
Self destructing files aren't normal.
Is it just Google stuff that's vaporizing?
If so maybe deleting/recreating your Google account might solve it.
I'm leaning towards a full nuke of that OS though.
I don't trust Google with any of my data management other than Gmail. I backup and load everything from the SD card, flash stick and hdds.
blackhawk said:
Could be malware... you know odd behavior.
The OS or an app may have been corrupted.
A factory reset be a good idea at this point.
Self destructing files aren't normal.
Is it just Google stuff that's vaporizing?
If so maybe deleting/recreating your Google account might solve it.
I'm leaning towards a full nuke of that OS though.
I don't trust Google with any of my data management other than Gmail. I backup and load everything from the SD card, flash stick and hdds.
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True, could be malware.
A malware checking app would be a first step. If you can run adb on your computer you can check for modifications made on the file system (as you operate as "shell" instead of "root" (unless you are rooted) you won't be able to read everything. Actually you'll get "access denied" very often. But if you find system directories/files with another date then the 'standard recovery date' this could be a sign for malicous activity)
User699 said:
True, could be malware.
A malware checking app would be a first step. If you can run adb on your computer you can check for modifications made on the file system (as you operate as "shell" instead of "root" (unless you are rooted) you won't be able to read everything. Actually you'll get "access denied" very often. But if you find system directories/files with another date then the 'standard recovery date' this could be a sign for malicous activity)
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There's another possibility, a malware jpeg.
I ran into two in the last 15 years, one a year ago on my N10+. Downloaded from a site into the download folder it corrupted many files in that folder. Some only had damage to the file name and were easily repairable, some were not.
Deleted all I couldn't repair or was in doubt about especially the tainted jpeg.
If that jpeg would have been moved to another folder the same thing would have happened.
The only way to stop this type of malware is to find the infected jpeg. It may not show up on many or any virus/malware scans. I found this one because I noticed the damage immediately after viewing it in downloads. If one one these gets in your database they are little nightmare. One reason I keep downloads in the Download folder for examination, especially jpegs, are these little nasties.
Not real common but they're out there.
blackhawk said:
Could be malware... you know odd behavior.
The OS or an app may have been corrupted.
A factory reset be a good idea at this point.
Self destructing files aren't normal.
Is it just Google stuff that's vaporizing?
If so maybe deleting/recreating your Google account might solve it.
I'm leaning towards a full nuke of that OS though.
I don't trust Google with any of my data management other than Gmail. I backup and load everything from the SD card, flash stick and hdds.
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I've done a factory reset earlier but it didn't solve the issue.
All music and the most of the pictures downloaded from Google Drive are removed all the time.
User699 said:
True, could be malware.
A malware checking app would be a first step. If you can run adb on your computer you can check for modifications made on the file system (as you operate as "shell" instead of "root" (unless you are rooted) you won't be able to read everything. Actually you'll get "access denied" very often. But if you find system directories/files with another date then the 'standard recovery date' this could be a sign for malicous activity)
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I'll check for malware and I'll let you know what the results are.
blackhawk said:
There's another possibility, a malware jpeg.
I ran into two in the last 15 years, one a year ago on my N10+. Downloaded from a site into the download folder it corrupted many files in that folder. Some only had damage to the file name and were easily repairable, some were not.
Deleted all I couldn't repair or was in doubt about especially the tainted jpeg.
If that jpeg would have been moved to another folder the same thing would have happened.
The only way to stop this type of malware is to find the infected jpeg. It may not show up on many or any virus/malware scans. I found this one because I noticed the damage immediately after viewing it in downloads. If one one these gets in your database they are little nightmare. One reason I keep downloads in the Download folder for examination, especially jpegs, are these little nasties.
Not real common but they're out there.
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All my pictures are in the .jpg format
Create a folder in the root directory (not in any other folder) of your storage
In this folder create another two folders - one for music & one for pictures
Move all pictures & music to these folders
This will eliminate sync from apps deleting anything as they shouldn't have access to these folders
If they are still being deleted after this then the user is telling an app to delete them (intentionality or unintentionally)
TheFixItMan said:
Create a folder in the root directory (not in any other folder) of your storage
In this folder create another two folders - one for music & one for pictures
Move all pictures & music to these folders
This will eliminate sync from apps deleting anything as they shouldn't have access to these folders
If they are still being deleted after this then the user is telling an app to delete them (intentionality or unintentionally)
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Thanks for your suggestion, I'll try it and let you know what the result it.
I've downloaded MalwareBytes, scanned my phone but it didn't find any malware @blackhawk
Googole said:
I've downloaded MalwareBytes, scanned my phone but it didn't find any malware @blackhawk
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Since you said you did a factory data reset there must be an app somewhere which is responsible for that.
I would check Google Drive – I don't even have a google account so I can't check it, but maybe GDrive is deleting files automatically.
Is it ONLY GDrive files being deleted?
User699 said:
Well If so, have a look at gdrives settings.
Also: Are gdrive files in another folder than those not being removed?
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I've looked at the Gdrive settings, but I couldn't find anything related to the problem.
The Gdrive files are on Google Drive and those not being removed and removed are in my internal storage.
User699 said:
Since you said you did a factory data reset there must be an app somewhere which is responsible for that.
I would check Google Drive – I don't even have a google account so I can't check it, but maybe GDrive is deleting files automatically.
Is it ONLY GDrive files being deleted?
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I've checked the Google Drive settings but I couldn't find anything related to the problem.
Only files downloaded from Gdrive are deleted.
Files downloaded from other places aren't deleted.
Googole said:
I've checked the Google Drive settings but I couldn't find anything related to the problem.
Only files downloaded from Gdrive are deleted.
Files downloaded from other places aren't deleted.
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And GDrive downloads them into Downloads folder?
If not you could try to move these things into another folder and see whether they will be deleted again or not.