If you asked me this looks very odd. But when I attempt to copy some music albums from my PC down to my Galaxy Nexus, something strange happens. No matter what I do all the musics get moved to the root of the Music folder although they are originally stored in separate folders.
I even tried to copy the files into a very different folder completely apart from the default Music folder but the same thing happens every time.
I wonder why is this happening?
I'm using an Ubuntu powered box.
NoobSibot said:
If you asked me this looks very odd. But when I attempt to copy some music albums from my PC down to my Galaxy Nexus, something strange happens. No matter what I do all the musics get moved to the root of the Music folder although they are originally stored in separate folders.
I even tried to copy the files into a very different folder completely apart from the default Music folder but the same thing happens every time.
I wonder why is this happening?
I'm using an Ubuntu powered box.
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Are you using the MTP protocol for copying?
Petrovski80 said:
Are you using the MTP protocol for copying?
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Yes I do.
NoobSibot said:
Yes I do.
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MTP is known for it's buggy implementation. I recommend using adb for file transfers (see the link in my signature).
Petrovski80 said:
MTP is known for it's buggy implementation. I recommend using adb for file transfers (see the link in my signature).
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It doesn't really seem like a bug to me. It's more like someone's put it there intentionally.
Thanks anyway. Seems I have to dig deeper for answers. :good:
Why don't you just sync your music files with your WMP to your phone? It's always working perfect for me. Regards
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teddy_irish said:
Why don't you just sync your music files with your WMP to your phone? It's always working perfect for me. Regards
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Because WMP supposedly doesn't run very well on Ubuntu.
teddy_irish said:
Why don't you just sync your music files with your WMP to your phone? It's always working perfect for me. Regards
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Petrovski80 is right. WMP is not currently an option on ubuntu. I guess I just have to stick with command line for now.
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Sorry is this has been covered... I connect to my Dell running windows 7, I can see and open the folders. I try to drag and drop mp3's in the music folder. Won't let me. Tried this on both sync settings. Anyone??
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Does it give you an error or something?
Have you tried copying and pasting rather than dragging and dropping? Not sure what else to suggest really..
majorhunadadun said:
Sorry is this has been covered... I connect to my Dell running windows 7, I can see and open the folders. I try to drag and drop mp3's in the music folder. Won't let me. Tried this on both sync settings. Anyone??
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Do you have the usb setting to Music or Camera?
Music in Galaxy Nexus
Hi, you can try using google music and upload all the music you like and it can be accessed in your galaxy nexus anytime you want.
case0 said:
Does it give you an error or something?
Have you tried copying and pasting rather than dragging and dropping? Not sure what else to suggest really..
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It just simply won't take it. I'll try the c and p.
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Geezer Squid said:
Do you have the usb setting to Music or Camera?
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I tried it on both...
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Try turning USB debuggin on under developer settings.
Can I ask a completely noob question that is most likely a step prior to the OP's issue?
Whenever I'm trying to copy music or .JPGs from my Win7 Machine to my GN, in any folder, I'm not even able to copy a single file and I receive the following message "Cannot Copy ***.JPG, You do not have permission to create this item."
I've tried a multitude of attempts, USB debugging On/Off, MTP vs PTP, opening Explorer as an administrator, and no joy with anything.
Any thoughts?
Hi I am using a Macbook and I plugged the Nexus selecting MTP option. I am unable to transfer data like songs amd downloaded from my phone to the Macbook. Is there something I should do? When switched to PTP iPhoto was launched and was able to transfer images only. Thanks for the help!
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Dunno much about Mac but I use es file explorer to send file to or from PC via wifi u may try it
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gtizon said:
Hi I am using a Macbook and I plugged the Nexus selecting MTP option. I am unable to transfer data like songs amd downloaded from my phone to the Macbook. Is there something I should do? When switched to PTP iPhoto was launched and was able to transfer images only. Thanks for the help!
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You need to download Android File Transfer.
http://www.android.com/filetransfer/
gtizon said:
Hi I am using a Macbook and I plugged the Nexus selecting MTP option. I am unable to transfer data like songs amd downloaded from my phone to the Macbook. Is there something I should do? When switched to PTP iPhoto was launched and was able to transfer images only. Thanks for the help!
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Here is exactly what you need! all you need to do is download it, plug your phone in, and run it!
Link to android file transfer for mac: http://www.android.com/filetransfer/
Note that it may not read the phone if the lock screen is up. Can be a pain if you're in a rush.
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Also.. be aware that the app has a lot of bugs... I can hardly use it since its always freezing...
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sergioosvaldo1 said:
Also.. be aware that the app has a lot of bugs... I can hardly use it since its always freezing...
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Yup. Random freezing, disconnecting, etc. Also takes forever to open a folder.
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sergioosvaldo1 said:
Also.. be aware that the app has a lot of bugs... I can hardly use it since its always freezing...
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dmmarck said:
Yup. Random freezing, disconnecting, etc. Also takes forever to open a folder.
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has anyone found a way around using this horrible program
i like airdroid (find it on google play) it connects to the same wifi as your pc or you connect to the mobile hotspot and you open http://ipaddressofthephone:8888 and theres a website where you can push and pull files and other cool things.
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has anyone found a way around using this horrible program
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Many file explorers have WiFi transfer capabilities to/from your PC.
SGS3 Media Files
Included Files:
-Alarms
-Ringtones
-Notifications
-UI Sounds
Link: www.mediafire.com/download.php?26wskymzz43wywr
P.S: Don't forget to hit thanks
thanks man!
Gonna grab those UI sounds!
Thanks, mate!
Server error
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JaZart said:
Server error
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Also do u flash these in cwm or what?
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Copying the ringtones into the SD card folder enables the files to show up in the ringtones selection, they don't actually produce any sound. Seems like our phones don't like the .ogg file type, as my phone takes custom mp3 files just fine.
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JaZart said:
Server error
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Second that
Also do u flash these in cwm or what?
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If you guys are viewing mediafire from your phone, use Google Chrome and switch to request desktop view and it will show.
treleung said:
Copying the ringtones into the SD card folder enables the files to show up in the ringtones selection, they don't actually produce any sound. Seems like our phones don't like the .ogg file type, as my phone takes custom mp3 files just fine.
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Get foobar and Lame encoder - then drag the files into the foobar window and then right click on the files (select all), convert (to mp3), and walk through the prompts (you need to download LAME too - try free codecs dot com).
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Just went through them and you might be dissapointed though - I've seen a lot better sounds on most custom roms...
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Get foobar and Lame encoder - then drag the files into the foobar window and then right click on the files (select all), convert (to mp3), and walk through the prompts (you need to download LAME too - try free codecs dot com).
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Just went through them and you might be dissapointed though - I've seen a lot better sounds on most custom roms...
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Is this for the UI and if it isn't then how would I be able to install them on my phone? Thanks
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hey
you have to extract the file on another route. Now you have to copy and move. for example if you are going to move ringtone move it to this route. /system/media/audio/ringtones. Notifications /system/media/audio/notifications. Alarms /system/media/audio/alarms. and ui is the same but do not quite understand yet that I have little in this. when finished reboot and then go to settings and you will see in the sounds. sorry I do not understand much English.
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you have to extract the file on another route. Now you have to copy and move. for example if you are going to move ringtone move it to this route. /system/media/audio/ringtones. Notifications /system/media/audio/notifications. Alarms /system/media/audio/alarms. and ui is the same but do not quite understand yet that I have little in this. when finished reboot and then go to settings and you will see in the sounds. sorry I do not understand much English.
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OK well I have the ringtones part done and I've copied and pasted the UI sounds in /system/media/audio/UI. Then I rebooted and didn't work. Did I do something wrong.
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ROM Manager has been updated to correct a bug many of us were experiencing today regarding media on internal storage. For those who did not know, this was the cause and has been corrected. Everyone should update ROM Manager.
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The update didn't work for me. Where should i manually modify files to implement a fix?
cyberstraz said:
The update didn't work for me. Where should i manually modify files to implement a fix?
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I can confirm that the new update does not fix the problem. ( 5.0.1.4 )
Go delete the .nomedia file from the root of the SD and check in android/data, there may be another one. If there is, delete it as well, update ROM Manager, wipe the media storage data, reboot, profit. Worked perfectly for me.
I reboot twice afterwards just to make sure, and all is well again.
rickbosch said:
Go delete the .nomedia file from the root of the SD and check in android/data, there may be another one. If there is, delete it as well, update ROM Manager, wipe the media storage data, reboot, profit. Worked perfectly for me.
I reboot twice afterwards just to make sure, and all is well again.
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+1 did the exact same thing
This almost worked for me. I deleted the nomedia file from root SD and there wasn't anymore to be found. It took a bit longer for sounds and pictures to be seen again, however the native music app does not see any music. Yet I can find it using astro file manager. Any ideas?
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JoniKickAHoleInTheSky said:
This almost worked for me. I deleted the nomedia file from root SD and there wasn't anymore to be found. It took a bit longer for sounds and pictures to be seen again, however the native music app does not see any music. Yet I can find it using astro file manager. Any ideas?
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Trying clearing the data of the music app and reboot.
Don't have an option for that. Unless you mean to remove my music directory and then re-add it. 'Play Music' has no options to clear or perform any setting without a song actually selected. And currently it just offers a button to click to teach me how to pit music via USB.
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JoniKickAHoleInTheSky said:
Don't have an option for that. Unless you mean to remove my music directory and then re-add it. 'Play Music' has no options to clear or perform any setting without a song actually selected. And currently it just offers a button to click to teach me how to pit music via USB.
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Not in the app itself of course...
Go to settings and find the app in the app list and click it. You will then get the option to clear data.
Ah yes forgot about that. Been awhile since I've had to think about that. Worked like a charm. Thanks all.
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rickbosch said:
Go delete the .nomedia file from the root of the SD and check in android/data, there may be another one. If there is, delete it as well, update ROM Manager, wipe the media storage data, reboot, profit. Worked perfectly for me.
I reboot twice afterwards just to make sure, and all is well again.
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Work for me! Thanx!
I actually was fine UNTIL I updated ROM Manager this morning. Now I am seeing doubles of all my music & pictures.
alexrobot said:
I actually was fine UNTIL I updated ROM Manager this morning. Now I am seeing doubles of all my music & pictures.
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clear Media Storage data, reboot, and then wait until Music and Gallery refreshes all the pictures and musics. Oh btw, clearing media storage resets your ringtone very annoying for me...
kyokeun1234 said:
clear Media Storage data, reboot, and then wait until Music and Gallery refreshes all the pictures and musics. Oh btw, clearing media storage resets your ringtone very annoying for me...
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Worked like a charm, and good to know for the future. Thanked!
alexrobot said:
Worked like a charm, and good to know for the future. Thanked!
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If that helped you, please thank HashTagHell too from this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835406&page=3
This man helped me and you
I've been trying out various 4.2 ROMs over the course of the past few weeks, only to return back to 4.1.2 each and every time. I always manage to get all of my files transfered back from that dreaded "0" files without any issues. That is until yesterday. After deciding that I'm still not sold on 4.2, I flashed back to 4.1.2, transfered all of my files, and then restored a backup from just before flashing. Apparently, now I can't view any of my pictures. They're in the gallery but they're all greyed-out and I cannot view them. What happened and is there any way to get them back to normal? I'm extremely disappointed as they're all quite meaningful to me... Help!
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Try any other gallery app such as QuickPic which is available on the Play Store. I hope this solves your issue somehow
ahmadallica said:
Try any other gallery app such as QuickPic which is available on the Play Store. I hope this solves your issue somehow
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Tried it. Same outcome. Bummer. Thanks though!
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If you can access them via any file manager, then I suggest to take them to your PC and ensure that they are viewed correctly on your PC. If so then they are safe and just restore again or flash a new ROM and put them back. Hope this helps
ahmadallica said:
If you can access them via any file manager, then I suggest to take them to your PC and ensure that they are viewed correctly on your PC. If so then they are safe and just restore again or flash a new ROM and put them back. Hope this helps
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Yeah, they're visible just not viewable, if that makes any sense to you. I'll try transferring them to my computer now to see what happens. Thanks again!
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OK. Connected to computer. Every picture pops up as a file as they usually would. However, every time I try to view a picture, I get "Photo Gallery can't display this picture because it is an empty file." Ouch. Sounds like they're lost and gone forever...
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d00dr said:
OK. Connected to computer. Every picture pops up as a file as they usually would. However, every time I try to view a picture, I get "Photo Gallery can't display this picture because it is an empty file." Ouch. Sounds like they're lost and gone forever...
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Did you try restarting your GNex to see if they will not be grey?
Assuming you have some pictures in the DCIM folder, then try accessing them from storage/sdcard0/DCIM not /sdcard/DCIM then sending them to PC to check one more time.
ahmadallica said:
Did you try restarting your GNex to see if they will not be grey?
Assuming you have some pictures in the DCIM folder, then try accessing them from storage/sdcard0/DCIM not /sdcard/DCIM then sending them to PC to check one more time.
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I rebooted a couple of times and even reflashed the ROM yet still get the same result. When I try to open one of the greyed-out pictures and click on details, I get - Path: /storage/sdcard0/DCIM/Camera/IMGxxxxxxx.jpg
That help at all?
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d00dr said:
I rebooted a couple of times and even reflashed the ROM yet still get the same result. When I try to open one of the greyed-out pictures and click on details, I get - Path: /storage/sdcard0/DCIM/Camera/IMGxxxxxxx.jpg
That help at all?
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OK so did you send them from /storage/sdcard0/DCIM/Camera/ to PC then check if they are viewed successfully on your PC?
ahmadallica said:
OK so did you send them from /storage/sdcard0/DCIM/Camera/ to PC then check if they are viewed successfully on your PC?
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The "0" file no longer exists as I deleted it after transferring all of the files back to my SD card. I always use ES File Explorer and the cut and paste method. Must be something happened when I tried to transfer them this last time...
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d00dr said:
The "0" file no longer exists as I deleted it after transferring all of the files back to my SD card. I always use ES File Explorer and the cut and paste method. Must be something happened when I tried to transfer them this last time...
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Are you talking about the 0 folder on the /sdcard/ ???
I was talking about /storage/ directory which you can only access if you have root and enable it in ES File Explorer.
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Are you talking about the 0 folder on the /sdcard/ ???
I was talking about /storage/ directory which you can only access if you have root and enable it in ES File Explorer.
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Yes, I was. I will go into ES File Explorer now and enable it and give it a shot. Thank you so much for your time! I really appreciate it!
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This is what I see:
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Hi, I'm having a similar issue, been trying to fix it by flashing different versions and lock/unlock combinations, but all my files are screwed up, can't seem to fix it. I too get grey/black photos and videos, but what's worse is that I can't access any of the files through regular PC exploration.
I used Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.1 to backup my stuff, but it gave me this problem :/
If I find a way to fix it, I'll let you know
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This is what I see:
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Honestly, this is the first time I see such pictures with this yellow triangle. I do not exactly know what this means but if these images are lost then they would not have shown at all I guess, so I will try to search for a solution on the Internet and will let you know if I found anything. For the time being, I hope some other more experienced members will be able to help you much bettER. Good Luck!
This is the first time I've encountered this issue as well. I'm at a loss... Its strange, all of the files are there but have that little yellow triangle and contain no data. My only hope is that they're still in there... somewhere.
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Genmita said:
Hi, I'm having a similar issue, been trying to fix it by flashing different versions and lock/unlock combinations, but all my files are screwed up, can't seem to fix it. I too get grey/black photos and videos, but what's worse is that I can't access any of the files through regular PC exploration.
I used Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.1 to backup my stuff, but it gave me this problem :/
If I find a way to fix it, I'll let you know
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Sorry to hear you're experiencing a similar issue but also glad to hear I'm not the only one! Let's hope there's a solution out there somewhere!
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d00dr said:
This is the first time I've encountered this issue as well. I'm at a loss... Its strange, all of the files are there but have that little yellow triangle and contain no data. My only hope is that they're still in there... somewhere.
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Check the following two things:
1- If you go to the details/properties of any of the images, is there a logical size for each of them?
2- Does it show the same yellow triangle when checking the pictures via /data/media/0/ , /storage/emulated/0/ , and /sdcard/ ?
I am just trying to collect more information so hopefully other members also can help you bettER
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Check the following two things:
1- If you go to the details/properties of any of the images, is there a logical size for each of them?
2- Does it show the same yellow triangle when checking the pictures via /data/media/0/ , /storage/emulated/0/ , and /sdcard/ ?
I am just trying to collect more information so hopefully other members also can help you bettER
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Here's an example of one of the "picture's" properties. And no matter which way I check them, they all have the same yellow triangle over them...
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ahmadallica said:
Check the following two things:
1- If you go to the details/properties of any of the images, is there a logical size for each of them?
2- Does it show the same yellow triangle when checking the pictures via /data/media/0/ , /storage/emulated/0/ , and /sdcard/ ?
I am just trying to collect more information so hopefully other members also can help you bettER
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Do you know if there's a way to extract files from an .AB (Android Backup) file for windows? I want to know if my pictures and videos are really in there; after running an SD rescan, all my files disappeared from the SD Card and I can't see them on the PC or phone, I'm starting to believe the backup I made with Nexus Root Toolkit just made some "ghost" image of the files but they are actually gone.