How can I make a audio folder not play - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III

Idk if my subject line is misleading or not but I downloaded some music for a ladie friend of mine on my phone and I put them all in a folder using es file explorer but the drag is they show up in my music player. Is there anyway other than transferring with the usb to my pc to block or lock the folder so my music player won't play them?
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barberboy420 said:
Idk if my subject line is misleading or not but I downloaded some music for a ladie friend of mine on my phone and I put them all in a folder using es file explorer but the drag is they show up in my music player. Is there anyway other than transferring with the usb to my pc to block or lock the folder so my music player won't play them?
we want M.O.A.R!
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Put a .nomedia file in that folder and Reboot then nothing in that folder will show up in your music player

flastnoles11 said:
Put a .nomedia file in that folder and Reboot then nothing in that folder will show up in your music player
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Sometimes things ARE so simple :thumbup:
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flastnoles11 said:
Put a .nomedia file in that folder and Reboot then nothing in that folder will show up in your music player
I got it. Worked like a charm!
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is there a way to exclude folders from htc music player?

when i scroll down the albums list in the htc music player, i got loads of stupid folders from other programs and games i have installed, is there a way to exclude these folders so it just shows my music?
AndroHero said:
when i scroll down the albums list in the htc music player, i got loads of stupid folders from other programs and games i have installed, is there a way to exclude these folders so it just shows my music?
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Yes. just create a file entitled ".nomedia" and copy to those folders you want to exclude. As far as I remember, you have to reboot to make it work. That's all!
lukacs.attila said:
Yes. just create a file entitled ".nomedia" and copy to those folders you want to exclude. As far as I remember, you have to reboot to make it work. That's all!
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Almost correct No reboot is necessary (at least in my case).
ferus said:
Almost correct No reboot is necessary (at least in my case).
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Thanks for that
How do I create file. Nomedia? Or did u mean folder?
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ferus said:
Almost correct No reboot is necessary (at least in my case).
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thanks lads but thats no good, i cant move the folders or the apps that created them wont work most of them are from gameloft games like hawx and asphalt and that
jamran said:
How do I create file. Nomedia? Or did u mean folder?
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oh i thought he ment folder too now im confused lol
AndroHero said:
thanks lads but thats no good, i cant move the folders or the apps that created them wont work most of them are from gameloft games like hawx and asphalt and that
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Create a blank text file called .nomedia then stick a copy of this in all the folders you DON'T want to appear in the music player.
That's how I understand it anyway, haven't tried it so I might be wrong!
Richy Freeway said:
Create a blank text file called .nomedia then stick a copy of this in all the folders you DON'T want to appear in the music player.
That's how I understand it anyway, haven't tried it so I might be wrong!
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Yes. An empty .nomedia file should be in every directory on your SD card which you don't want to include in your music player/photo viewer.
I attached a zip file with the .nomedia if you want it. Just extract it to necessary folders.
ferus said:
Yes. An empty .nomedia file should be in every directory on your SD card which you don't want to include in your music player/photo viewer.
I attached a zip file with the .nomedia if you want it. Just extract it to necessary folders.
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cheeeeers ferus your a star
ferus said:
Yes. An empty .nomedia file should be in every directory on your SD card which you don't want to include in your music player/photo viewer.
I attached a zip file with the .nomedia if you want it. Just extract it to necessary folders.
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thanks a lot!!!
You could also install a player that allow you to specify directories that hold music. Mortplayer is such a player. Available from Marked.
I prefer to use the stock music player because I like to use the widget but
having to add a file to all directories is a bit of a pain ,
So I just downloaded mortplayer , and it works fine but you would think
you would be able to play only music from the mp3 folder by default or at least
given an option by the htc music player
Petesky said:
I prefer to use the stock music player because I like to use the widget but
having to add a file to all directories is a bit of a pain ,
So I just downloaded mortplayer , and it works fine but you would think
you would be able to play only music from the mp3 folder by default or at least
given an option by the htc music player
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have you tried Mixzing? i quite like this one and you can actually specify what directorys to use for music.
i quite like this play... tried quite a few.

[Q] Remove items from gallery

Hey, is there any way of preventing pics/videos in a certain folder showing up in the gallery?
LuftWalk said:
Hey, is there any way of preventing pics/videos in a certain folder showing up in the gallery?
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Just put a .nomedia file in the folder where you have the pics and videos you want to hide.
You might already have this file in your sdcard (some ebook reader or other app that has pics not show in the gallery).
If not, just create an empty text file and rename it.
lohpsch said:
Just put a .nomedia file in the folder where you have the pics and videos you want to hide.
You might already have this file in your sdcard (some ebook reader or other app that has pics not show in the gallery).
If not, just create an empty text file and rename it.
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Doesnt work for me... Stil shows the folder.
It definitely works. Either your media files didn't update yet or you don't have a correct nomedia file...
elburna said:
It definitely works. Either your media files didn't update yet or you don't have a correct nomedia file...
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Can confirm. This does work. Try restarting phone.
Tried it with a .nomedia file already but it didn't work. Gonna see if it needs to update though.
Rename the folder to .folder, the whole folder becomes in invisible.
Your other option is to install estrongs security thingy, which allows you lock down apps totally
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I found the best way is to create a zip file and store them in that as it cannot see through a zip file. Has always worked for me, hope that helps
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Can someone just rename this thread to 'how hide porn and pics of the bird your cheating with'
By the way. The ext partition is a good place to put 'sensitive' material. Gallery wont look there and it wont show up when plugged into a windows PC.

how to set mp3 as a ringtone android 4.12

im on CNA 3.8 and I was wondering how to set a mp3 as a ringtone
Put the mp3 file in the sdcard/ringtones folder, reboot and you should be able to select it as a ringtone.
peachpuff said:
Put the mp3 file in the sdcard/ringtones folder, reboot and you should be able to select it as a ringtone.
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there is no need to reboot
No sdcard
peachpuff said:
Put the mp3 file in the sdcard/ringtones folder, reboot and you should be able to select it as a ringtone.
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Where do I mp3 ringtones/notifications; my Galaxy Nexus phone does not have an sdcard;
mikeacox said:
Where do I mp3 ringtones/notifications; my Galaxy Nexus phone does not have an sdcard;
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The built in memory is considered the SD card by default.
Use any file explorer app to create a ringtone folder if you don't see one in the root directory.
Eg.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop
Thanks
isajoo said:
The built in memory is considered the SD card by default.
Use any file explorer app to create a ringtone folder if you don't see one in the root directory.
Eg.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop
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Appreciate the link, thanks for your support

[Q] Navigation sounds

Hi everyone!
I have a little trouble with my navigation system sounds on Xperia Arc S.
I'm using iGO Primo and this app is using sounds in *.mp3 format, so these sounds are automatically added to the Walkman application.
The question is : Can i somehow make the folder with these sound hidden for Walkman? Or any other solutions for this issue?
Thanks everyone!
nblxtu said:
Hi everyone!
I have a little trouble with my navigation system sounds on Xperia Arc S.
I'm using iGO Primo and this app is using sounds in *.mp3 format, so these sounds are automatically added to the Walkman application.
The question is : Can i somehow make the folder with these sound hidden for Walkman? Or any other solutions for this issue?
Thanks everyone!
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create .nosound file in a folder with these mp3 files then clean data for walkman and media scanner and reboot. You don't have to clean data but it will take a while for these files to disappear from walkman app.
.nomedia file is a file that tells android media scanner to not scan this directory and its a plain text file named ".nomedia" without an txt extension. If you cant create this file then you can copy it from "android" folder in you sdcard.
pypcier said:
create .nosound file in a folder with these mp3 files then clean data for walkman and media scanner and reboot. You don't have to clean data but it will take a while for these files to disappear from walkman app.
.nomedia file is a file that tells android media scanner to not scan this directory and its a plain text file named ".nomedia" without an txt extension. If you cant create this file then you can copy it from "android" folder in you sdcard.
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Did everything as u've adviced (coppied the file from android folder and put in every sound directory) ; unfortunately didn't work (
If walkman is using media scanner then there is no way this cant work. Maybe you have to wait for these files to be deleted from app.
pypcier said:
If walkman is using media scanner then there is no way this cant work. Maybe you have to wait for these files to be deleted from app.
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Well, today i have changed ROM and now it works ) hopefully, that will work forever
Thanks very much !!
Actually the file was .nomedia that's why it didn't work
Flash other Walkman!
You should flash other Walkman now.

[Q] Music Files Disappeared...HELP!

I'm using cyanogen 10.2 on my sgh-i317 and recently downloaded an album (320kbps/mp3) through utorrent. It downloaded it to my download folder on sdcard 0. I then moved the folder to my music folder on my external sd and listened to a few songs off of it. When I got up the next day, the music files were not there. So, I downloaded it again on my PC and then transferred it to the same folder on my external sd along with another album from my collection. Both albums do not show up on the sd, either through ES file explorer or Apollo. The only notification I got was in windows when I was transferring them. It said something along the lines of these files may not be compatible with your device do you still want to copy them. I selected 'do this for all current items' and then clicked proceed. All my previous music files give me no problem and I'm having a hard time getting to the bottom of what is causing this. Any help is GREATLY appreciated!
Storage/emulated/0/extsdcard or some such nonsense.
rangercaptain said:
Storage/emulated/0/extsdcard or some such nonsense.
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Yes I know where they're supposed to be. I'm saying the folders are empty. They are there and I've even played some of the tracks and then they just disappear.
DRM issue with the player?
Is this for every type of file or just these?
Can you see the files when you are connected to a PC?

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