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How do I change default folders

Sorry if it's been covered before (did a search, no joy) but is it possible to change the folder that a program uses as it's save to/get from folder. i.e. I want pictures/videos to start from a folder on the storage card and not in main memory and then have to navigate.
TIA chris

Hi
First Start ur camera & go to Tools -> Options -> General -> Save to: change Main Memory to SD card..
This is only of Photos & Video
or check out wizard wiki for how to play with registry
--tux

sorted the save to, it's the start folder that I want to change tho'

[Q] Default TF3D wallpaper folder

Hi,
does anyone know how to change the default TF3D wallpaper folder or at least, how to create a shortcut in this folder that link my pics folder in Memory Card ?
i had looked for many post but found nothing ...
if someone know how to do that, he will be my god
Thank in advance.

Someone can help ?

I don't understand why you'd need it??

My pics are in my memory card and each time i want to change the wallpaper i have to browse to this folder ...
If i could change the default folder to my folder in memory card, it will more easy and faster.

Anyone got any ideas on this? I can understand the requirement.

I would just make a standard folder shortcut from the SD card to My Pictures.

I got the same problem and what I did was make a "\Storage card\DCIM\Wallpaper" folder. Put all my wallpapers there and when in TF3D I go to settings->wallpaper, I only need to change to storage card from the dropdown menu, and then I got listed all my folders with my pictures.I Just click on "wallpapers" and choose one

How to add ringtones/alarms/notifications without showing up in mediascape

Hi just got my X10 last week, a huge leap for me who owned an X1. I had read from another forum that someone suggested to modify the audio folder in the SD card and make directories into
SD card>audio>ringtones
SD card>audio>alarms
SD card>audio>notifications
This way my customized ringtones show up together with the list of the default tones, but they tones also show up in the mediascape. Is there a workaround to hide them away?
Thanks

Unfortunately I don't think that there is a workaround. I have a game that installed, in its own folder in the SD card, some audio files, and Mediascape show this files, too. Other media players on the market allow to select the path of the audio files on the SD card, Mediascape don't.

There is an UNSAFE workaround:
if there is a file with the name ".nomedia" in the specific directory, that path is not treated as media.
you cannot create the .nomedia files from pc, so you need another solution
(create an empty file and rename it with a file explorer or use a shell, change to the directory and type: "touch .nomedia" to create the file)
Maybe it is a problem that android hides ALL media file in the directory (others reported that hiding cover arts pictures also made the music disappear)
Please tell us if it worked...
Bax
EDIT: CAUTION!!!!!!
Just saw that there are problems with the Android Media Scanner deleting files that existed in directories before the .nomedia file was created (bug) http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3692

Baxxx said:
if there is a file with the name ".nomedia" in the specific directory, that path is not treated as media.
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I added .nomedia file with Astro to the game folder (/sdcard/gameloft/games/asphalt5), then I unmounted the SD card and rebooted the device. However, all the .ogg files in that folder are still present in Mediascape. Somethiong is wrong or we need to force somehow the media scanner to refresh?
Edit: after some minutes the files disappeared. Apparently the media scanner needs some time do do a full refresh. No files have been deleted in the folder, but there were no JPEG files. I'll try also in the /sdcard/audio folder.

Coincidentally I had bought the same game lornova!
Thanks Baxxx for mentioning that work around! Did the same thing as Lornova and it seems to do the trick. I moved the file into the dir before Mediascape had a chance to pick up the files however.

Ally153 said:
Coincidentally I had bought the same game lornova!
Thanks Baxxx for mentioning that work around! Did the same thing as Lornova and it seems to do the trick. I moved the file into the dir before Mediascape had a chance to pick up the files however.
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Nice game! But I'm using it more to demo my phone than to actually playing! However, I play a lot to reversi

I don't know what i did to accomplish this but when I backed up my Sd card files, factory reset phone then replace all folders (only the folders in the root everything exe., txt. I left only) I no longer see it in my mediascape. Must be a list setting somewhere?

hi, I also have the same problem and I've tried the solution above, but it didn't work. I just took a silly game and renamed it to touch.nomedia. I've also rebooted, but I'm still staring at about 160 ogg files Did I do something wrong here??

.nomedia
I had the same "problem"
Open Notepad on your computer > Leave "blank" > File > Save as > File name: .nomedia > Save as type: All files.
Saved file (.nomedia) insert in the appropriate folder on the sd card. Turn off and turn on the phone.

add folder shortcut with specific pics

how can you add a folder shortcut on the screen with specific pics in it? I can see the add new folder function with the long press, but how do you find it to rename and add pics? didn't show up in astro

To rename a folder (I'm assuming this folder is on the home screen), first tap the folder to open it, then tap-hold on the folder name.

great, thanks, now how do I move pics into it?

[Q] .nomedia not working new pics show in gallery

Hey all,
I have got some older folders with pictures stored on my ext sd.
I dont want these folders/pictures to show in the gallery.
In every folder is a .nomedia file and this used to work on my S4, the picturen wernt showing in the gallery.
Now on the note the excisting pictures in the folders also don't show in the gallery.
But whenever i add a new picture to one of the folders containing a .nomedia file only those new pictures do show and i dont want that.
When i used to add a picture on the S4 it didnt show but now on the note every new picture does show.
How can i fix this?
I dont want the pictures i move to be scanned by the gallery.
Cheers !

Have you tried copying the files to another directory using my files (stock Samsung file explorer)? Had the same problem and renaming them or copying them helped in my case

Try clearing gallery cache, also delete .thumbnails folder

You shouldn't need to use .nomedia file. If you want to hide folder rename that folder to start with "." so you can't see anything from that folder in gallery
If you want to hide one single picture, rename that file to start with period.