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Tiresome sifting through pages upon pages of pictures from apps and such to find my personal media. Thanks
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Should be able to move the pics to a new folder titled ".nomedia"
Shouldn't scan that folder.
actually, I think all you need to do is create a file called .nomedia and place it into the folders you don't want the media scanner to scan.
Works great to keep the gallery from adding all of the images that Touchdown (my corporate email program) caches on the phone.
Is there a method to include folders rather than exclude -because I have way too many files from wherever that I would have to exclude with that method. Thanks
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Bump. What does "bump" mean? Does it mean 'no one is looking at my thread, hey you, will you look at my thread? Either way, hey you... kidding, but please, does anyone know of a way to choose folders for the gallery rather than choose to exclude which as I mentioned would be way to cumbersome? Thanks
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Put your pics you want private in a desperate folder. Rename the folder to anything with a period in the beginning and voila!
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Hiding private media isn't the issue.
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If you don't mind a 3rd party solution, get QuickPic. I seriously haven't used my stock gallery in over a year. It has the option to exclude certain folders ( and thus scan the rest of the SD card ), or include folders instead ( only scans the folders you choose ).
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If you don't mind a 3rd party solution, get QuickPic. I seriously haven't used my stock gallery in over a year. It has the option to exclude certain folders ( and thus scan the rest of the SD card ), or include folders instead ( only scans the folders you choose ).
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Thanks. I'll go check that out
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Works great. Thanks
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You could also make a text file and rename it to .nomedia no name with that file extension and it will not show up, which is what quickpic does for you.
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You could also make a text file and rename it to .nomedia no name with that file extension and it will not show up, which is what quickpic does for you.
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what exactly are you saying will not "show up"?
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Put your pics you want private in a desperate folder. Rename the folder to anything with a period in the beginning and voila!
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thanks. that's the solution.
edit: actually no, gallery still finds private media and now the folder just renamed with a dot in front has now disappeared.
edit: actually, there is a setting in astro to display such files, BUT then now the gallery app will display contents of private but visible folder so...
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Something seems to be wrong with the calculation of my internal storage. I feel like I should have more free space. Any ideas where this used space could be hiding? And how I'm using 523MB for pictures isn't possible, I have around 70 photos on this phone. They average 2MB each.
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Nandroids?
I only have one nandroid back up. The files in the backup folder aren't particularly large though.
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Shad0wguy said:
I only have one nandroid back up. The files in the backup folder aren't particularly large though.
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Download Es file explorer, once inside click menu "3 dots" click manager then click SD card analyst. It will show you what your apps are eating or various things being stored. Most likely my guess is a bunch if non sense thumbnails. Probably a bunch of small files.
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Will look something like this.
Yeah I know I'm low, I need to clean my directory lol
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Download Es file explorer, once inside click menu "3 dots" click manager then click SD card analyst. It will show you what your apps are eating or various things being stored. Most likely my guess is a bunch if non sense thumbnails. Probably a bunch of small files.
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Glad I found this. Was finally able to locate some old game files that were taking up 3 GB !!Thanks!
I have the exact same problem and this worked, but when I delete it it says the space is free, but j get out and go back and the files are all back again. Its been like this ever since I rooted and unlocked my phone.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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?
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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?
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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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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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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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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.
I dont really know what to title this, so ill try to explain the best i can. Whenever i hook my phone up to my PC, there seems to be 2 same yet separate storage. If i go straight into my internal, there are the normal Music, pictures, podcasts and those type folders, but then there is a golder named 0 and it has the same exact files but it seems like those are the ones my phone uses.
So to recap, my internal storage is copied into a subfolder of the normal files...Any clue as to what is going on? Im running Lifeless btw.
Here are the pictures of what im talking about. Notice the firsts contents, then the second. Nearly identical, yet i use the 2nd's files.
First picture is the normal folder, and the second is the subfolder.
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Here are the pictures of what im talking about. Notice the firsts contents, then the second. Nearly identical, yet i use the 2nd's files.
First picture is the normal folder, and the second is the subfolder.
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Have you had AOSP before? I noticed that after moving back. If I helped don't forget to click the Thanks Button
That would explain it. Would it be bad to delete one of them?
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It has something to do with the fact that 4.2 can support multiple user logins users I believe. I'm sure there is someone that can explain this better than I. I deleted one of them without any real trouble, but if you go back to an AOSP ROM it will just create it again.
Does it matter which I delete? Should I just delete the one not being used?
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Just move everything over to the "0" folder. When you reboot it'll create what it needs in the other/regular folder.
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Hey all. I've been busting my brain, downloading different file managers, playing with permissions and whatnot trying to delete a couple folders left over from Skynote Rom.There's a folder named "Z" on my internal storage that won't go away. That folder houses the sky note wallpapers and an LMT pie launcher apk. Its in two spots on my internal storage and neither will delete. Though it doesn't take up much memory, its annoying to see 3 skynote wallpaper galleries in my photo gallery every time.
Is there a way to delete these items through some file manager I've yet to try or maybe even through recovery mode? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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One other screenshot to show in gallery. This was taken after I already deleted two other skynote walls galleries.
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Does this folder appear in data/media? Try deleting from that location.
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Delete it using TWRP. Had that same folder and couldn't get it removed. Until I deleted it from the TWRP recovery..
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Hey all. I've been busting my brain, downloading different file managers, playing with permissions and whatnot trying to delete a couple folders left over from Skynote Rom.There's a folder named "Z" on my internal storage that won't go away. That folder houses the sky note wallpapers and an LMT pie launcher apk. Its in two spots on my internal storage and neither will delete. Though it doesn't take up much memory, its annoying to see 3 skynote wallpaper galleries in my photo gallery every time.
Is there a way to delete these items through some file manager I've yet to try or maybe even through recovery mode? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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In your CM explorer app...open settings and enable root mode.
then dump the files you want gone..
Be careful in there....the CM file manager will allow deletion of "any" file within the OS, while root mode is enabled....g
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Delete it using TWRP. Had that same folder and couldn't get it removed. Until I deleted it from the TWRP recovery..
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Thanks for that one man. I love this twrp as well. Way better than the regular one I was using to flash ROMs and zips. Thanks!
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Thanks for that one man. I love this twrp as well. Way better than the regular one I was using to flash ROMs and zips. Thanks!
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Ur Welcome
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