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I tried making the folders hidden by adding a period, but it's still read by HTC Album. How do I get around this? Is there any tweak to change the read permission on folders?
Luckily I discovered this problem myself.
create a file named ".nomedia" and put it in the folders you don't want the media player to show.
Windows will not let you create such a file, so create an empty text file named "a.nomedia", copy in the folders, then using Astro rename it deleting the "a" and you're good to go
JapanLover said:
create a file named ".nomedia" and put it in the folders you don't want the media player to show.
Windows will not let you create such a file, so create an empty text file named "a.nomedia", copy in the folders, then using Astro rename it deleting the "a" and you're good to go
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I have read elsewere that this method can erase the files in that particular folder. I'm not sure when or why it does it but watch out!!
Dodgy pics of the missus eh? Say no more.
I just moved a picture into a folder starting with a fullstop and it's not showing up in the gallery anymore. Are you running the HTC photo gallery or the Cooliris Gallery app?
[EDIT] I also just added a fullstop to the front of a folder on my SD card (/media/wallpapers became /media/.wallpapers) and it's no longer showing in the gallery.
Seems to work. Thanks!
I have read elsewere that this method can erase the files in that particular folder. I'm not sure when or why it does it but watch out!!
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I'm not using it for sensitive documents
Are you running the HTC photo gallery or the Cooliris Gallery app?
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It's the HTC one. The widget doesn't display hidden folders, but when you list all media (where the app searches for pics and vids), it shows.
my (well, it's not mine of course ) method doesn't delete anything. Or at least I'm doing so in almost three cells and since... hmmmm let's say 6 months.
as for putting a dot in front of the folders... keep in mind that it can cause probs to the apps using that folder.
I.E. a GPS app will not find its icons and so on.
Just use the file methid, I'm pretty sure it's safe
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my (well, it's not mine of course ) method doesn't delete anything. Or at least I'm doing so in almost three cells and since... hmmmm let's say 6 months.
as for putting a dot in front of the folders... keep in mind that it can cause probs to the apps using that folder.
I.E. a GPS app will not find its icons and so on.
Just use the file methid, I'm pretty sure it's safe
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I created the wallpapers folder so no apps should be using it.
Adding a .nomedia file worked for me, but only after a reboot. No more album art showing up.
samsanchez88 said:
I have read elsewere that this method can erase the files in that particular folder. I'm not sure when or why it does it but watch out!!
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you are right:
h_t_t_p://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3692
Forget what I said. It doesn't work. I rebooted the phone, effectively refreshing the album cache, and .nomedia is listed when it searches for photos and videos.
Aitese said:
Dodgy pics of the missus eh?
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At first i read this as doggy pics, which sounded gnarly.
I also just added a fullstop to the front of a folder on my SD card (/media/wallpapers became /media/.wallpapers) and it's no longer showing in the gallery.
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What does "adding a full stop" mean?
And why is windows referenced above, vs android OS?
I just downloaded Pandora which essentially does the job.
Android is a Linux based OS. A folder with a period in front of it means its hidden to any app that doesn't directly know its there
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Adding a .nomedia file worked for me, but only after a reboot. No more album art showing up.
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And then I realised the .nomedia meant music players ignore the folder too. Doh!
I just do the full stop method and use astro file manager to view the items.
If you like apps to be in alphabetical order in touchwiz, download 'appzorter' from the market. Really good app! Now all my icons are sorted nicely
Free.
Oh thank you ^^
Indeed a nice utility.
But does anyone know how to rename a folder in the Applications section of TouchWiz ?
I like that the sorter can place folders first, but when I create folders they are named Folder 1, Folder 2 ,etc. Cannot seem to find how to rename them.
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does anyone know how to rename a folder in the Applications section of TouchWiz ?
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Open the folder then long press on the folder name at the top.
it works on KG6
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Open the folder then long press on the folder name at the top.
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Great, Many thanks for this...
BTW, is there such a thing as a TouchWiz 4 for Sii user manual ?
Thanks! Can I check whether the apps that came with the phone remain unsorted while those which we download get sorted?
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Thanks! Can I check whether the apps that came with the phone remain unsorted while those which we download get sorted?
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Good question! It seems to sort every app in one batch. So downloaded and phone apps will be jumbled up. Unless you make a folder with all your downloaded apps and sort them that way. The app will also sort apps in folders.
Thanks! Oddly, it doesn't behave that way for me. The Samsung/Galaxy apps are sorted as one batch and the downloaded ones as another. I did clear the TWLauncher data before sorting. Maybe I'm missing something?
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Thanks! Oddly, it doesn't behave that way for me. The Samsung/Galaxy apps are sorted as one batch and the downloaded ones as another. I did clear the TWLauncher data before sorting. Maybe I'm missing something?
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I'm currently trying to fix that behavior. Samsung has added "default_sort" for preinstalled apps in 2.3.4, that causes wrong sorting in some cases (gaps on each page, wrong order, etc). I'll try to fix that issue in the upcoming update.
Do you know how to sort alphabetical order only apps which are in folders?
Start AppZorter and press the menu button
I did. I choose only "Folder contents-Sort folder contests" but it also re-order other apps too (which aren't in folders). Here are screnshots of page 1&2. I only want to sort page 2 (folders page).
Is there a way to block certain folders from showing their images in the Gallery app? I love mClock and the skins for it have image files. So whenever I open the gallery app it shows all the images for mClock and just clutters up the gallery. Is there a way to block this?
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You can block a directory by putting a file called ".nomedia" in (without quotes obviously). May have to clear the gallery cache and have it rebuild its image file.
I tried it and no success
I went into the parent directory /sdcard/mClock/ and tried to make a filed named ".nomedia" minus the quotes and it said it cannot make a file named that...
So I already had the "Gallery Blocker" app from the market and it essentially does what you suggested. However even after "blocking" a directory the images in that same directory still show up. Even after clearing gallery data...
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The .nomedia file should work fine. But you have to reboot after the file has been placed. I know that it is annoying but I had to learn that as well. Try it?
Try the app Loky. That's what I use. You can hide contacts, photos, messages, etc... lol
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Hi,
I might be missing something here but the easiest solution would be to put a "." (without the "") before the folder name. This would effectively hide the folder (can still be seen and accessed via astro or es file explorer provided you allow hidden files/folders to be visible) thus preventing the gallery app or any other image programme from accessing your images.
Hope that helps!
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Andrewgrace said:
Hi,
I might be missing something here but the easiest solution would be to put a "." (without the "") before the folder name. This would effectively hide the folder (can still be seen and accessed via astro or es file explorer provided you allow hidden files/folders to be visible) thus preventing the gallery app or any other image programme from accessing your images.
Hope that helps!
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That doesn't help when you can't change the folder name due to it being required by the program that created it.
You can try an app called Vaulty Stocks. I think its on sale right now so its cheap. It will hide images from your gallery. The app will act as an app for the stock exchange. When it tells you to enter the company name you wanna look up(really your password), it will take you to the hidden photos. If you enter something other than the password, it will take you to the Google stocks browser page. Its a pretty good app
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Quickpic (a vastly better free gallery app than stock) will do the no media thing for you, just long press and select hide folder
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I had the same problem with Beautiful Widgets creating a folder in my gallery with a lot of cache images but I easily solved it by going into the /sdcard/data/beautifulwidgets/cache folder and deleting everything. I don't know it that helps in your case but I hope so.
Speaking of hiding folders and pictures in the gallery...I was wondering if anyone knew how to permanently get rid of the picasa images. I'm running GummyNex 0.7.6 and I love it but I'm really picky about having only things I want/need on my phone. When I go to the gallery I always have a "Scapbook Photos" and "Profile Photos" folder with a little picasa logo on it. With that said, I've been playing around with things in attempt to finally get rid of them and they ALWAYS come back. I searched the entire phone with Root Explorer for any file with "picasa" in the name and all the files come from the google plus folders (in /data/data/ and /data/user/0/ and /sdcard/Android/data/). After deleting all the files and folders and still no luck, I deleted the entire app. Then the files started generating in the gallery folders (in the directories mentioned above). So, with my limited knowledge of coding and such, I then started trying to edit the .xml files that had anything with "picasa" in them and still no luck. The closest I can come is to delete all the picasa files and go to the gallery and hit the refresh button which then causes a force close, then go back into gallery and the folders are finally gone....but then if I hit the refresh button or take a picture.....they're back!!! arrrrgggghhh!!! It defeated me and I can't stand it! But if anyone knows how to change this, I'd be forever grateful!!!
OP, did you ever figure it out? I have tried both putting a '.' in front of the folder name ie: .dontlookinhere as well as putting a .nomedia file in the folder. I've rebooted and cleared cache yet the folder remains.
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To add, quickpic won't show the folder but the stock gallery will
I have kind of a weird bug with Gallery lately. Images saved to Downloads and Screenshots and Camera appear just fine, but I also have several folders for pictures, like a Wallpapers folder. But for some reason, when I move photos into those folders, Gallery never shows them. It refuses to change since the folders were created, basically.
I've cleared Gallery's cache and data and even deleted the cache in the /sdcard/Android folder, which has solved issues in the past with it. Not having any luck, any ideas?
Usually all that's needed to find any new media is to initiate a media rescan. A reboot will do that and there are free apps (e.g. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.addz.mediascanner&feature=search_result&hl=en) which can force a rescan, too.
Also make sure there is no ".nomedia" file in these directories.
Valynor said:
Usually all that's needed to find any new media is to initiate a media rescan. A reboot will do that and there are free apps (e.g. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.addz.mediascanner&feature=search_result&hl=en) which can force a rescan, too.
Also make sure there is no ".nomedia" file in these directories.
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Wow, I can't believe I overlooked something so obvious. I just installed that app and it worked perfectly. Thanks!
I think Quickpic also does this rescan, it always shows the media folders up to date...I find it generally faster and more reliable than stock galley, best of all its free and has no ads
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Only happens on my wife's phone and not mine. She can download the pics from an email or text and after about 24 hours "poof" She just sees a black template for each one. Can't bring them up on PC and or QuikPic- You can see the templates in the Download Folder but no where else nor can you do anything with them other than delete. She is stock and its done this out of the box-
Thanks in advance for any help!
Anyone... thanks = )
Do the file sizes change?
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Do the file sizes change?
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Jut looked at her phone to verify and now the thumbnails are gone... I saved some more photos and will verify for you-
Also path is the typical... /storage/sdcard0/Download/NAME OF FILE.JPG
Thanks!
If she's plugging it into a mac (or any computer) it's probably set to auto copy then remove from phone.
Also check any apps that "sync" or auto-upload pics.
Just verified, she does not hook it up to any PC even the one at work... only charges off the wall.
Thanks
See if she's using any apps with her pics. Other than that just check to see if the file size is changing. It mostly sounds like something is moving/deleting the pics.
She was completely stock before last night putting the Quikpic on there to see if that program could still see them. Other than stock gallery and stock settings- I haven't found any setting within Gmail or Messaging or within Gallery or Settings that does anything weird to pictures unless I have missed something.
Thanks again for all of your help so far...
It won't be the gallery, you'd look to that for thumbnail problems.
Check if she uploads to facebook/instagram/etc.
If she does, HOW is she uploading? Web? App?
No uploading... she just keeps them in her Download Folder and eventually they turn into a black thumbnail template.
Whats funny is the ones that she moves to a folder (With a Category Name) no issue and they never dissapear... Only that folder...
I have removed everything and cleared up the directory and let the stock android file structure- re-create everything. its very weird...
Saving to a sdcard or internal?
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Is the by chance a file in the directory called .nomedia I believe is what it's called? I get weird issues with pictures downloaded from time to time .I had the nomedia file deleted that and haven't had any issues with images since
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blaker13 said:
Saving to a sdcard or internal?
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internal. Default download directory.
mkfryan said:
Is the by chance a file in the directory called .nomedia I believe is what it's called? I get weird issues with pictures downloaded from time to time .I had the nomedia file deleted that and haven't had any issues with images since
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.nomedia doesn't directly affect files. It's used to tell galleries/music players/etc not to bother reading the current folder. It will make stuff not appear in apps, but it doesn't touch files. There's no reason for that to be in a stock download folder, but never hurts to check.
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Is she going into her "downloads" app in her app drawer and clearing that list out? I know I accidentally do that from time to time.
Try using File Manager to move them to external storage. Does she maybe have a cleaning app that clears out her downloads?
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Alright so a little more info-
When she downloaded Quikpic to try and view the thumbnails the program actually removed them. So thats why the templates were deleted this time.
However, one thing is certain- The download is set to internal storage and the category folders are on the Micro SD.
So if she moves them to a category on the Micro SD they are fine and never turn into a black template/thumbnail. If she keeps them in the Download Folder however, they eventually turn to a black thumbnail ans stay there until maually deleted... its like the picture disapears and the thumbnail looses contact with the original file.
-Thanks again for everyones help so far... :good:
Will check this tonight... .nomedia thing-
Be sure to ask what thenewguy1 asked.
If all else fails, she can just install a download manager and have it intercept and save the pictures to a different folder.
Also, does this ONLY happen to pics? No other file types are affected?
Alright so some wild updates... may be onto something (She doesn't clear downloads and she doesn't have the no image file)
However... it happened again yesterday- Here is the scenario on how it occurs.
She has an email with a image in Gmail-
Saves the picture-
File is saved in Download Folder and visible within Gallery Download Folder-
She then takes the email within Gmail and moves it to a folder-
Several minutes later this happens to the image-
Blacked out thumbnail and the size and data or there but no image-
Unable to see it at all or explore for it-
It gets better, if she moves it back to the Inbox or where it was saved orig the image will reappear-
So in theory its like it saves the shortcut to the image and when the image is moved the shortcut defaults to blank template.
What causes this??? LOL Thanks = )
So she's saving from the gmail app? Or from gmail web?
She clicks on pic -> menu -> save ?
Is that how she's saving them?
In trying to simulate your problem, somehow my thumbnail cache got screwed lol, cleared through quickpic and it seems to be working fine, haven't seen it black out yet... for me it doesn't give me the save option, it shows me the picture, and if I check the folder or gallery, it's already been saved to disk.
Now gmails tripping lol
Try clearing data and see if this problem persists.
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Alright so some wild updates... may be onto something (She doesn't clear downloads and she doesn't have the no image file)
However... it happened again yesterday- Here is the scenario on how it occurs.
She has an email with a image in Gmail-
Saves the picture-
File is saved in Download Folder and visible within Gallery Download Folder-
She then takes the email within Gmail and moves it to a folder-
Several minutes later this happens to the image-
Blacked out thumbnail and the size and data or there but no image-
Unable to see it at all or explore for it-
It gets better, if she moves it back to the Inbox or where it was saved orig the image will reappear-
So in theory its like it saves the shortcut to the image and when the image is moved the shortcut defaults to blank template.
What causes this??? LOL Thanks = )
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How is she saving it? I am also trying to replicate the issue. I am opening the attachment, hitting menu and save. I have moved the email but the image is still working fine. If she uses file manager to move them to another folder does it also corrupt the file? Is she somehow saving a link or shortcut? I am about lost
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