Anyone found that if you have installed some apps that included a loads of data with some mp3 format, your stock Music would load them into your music library.
So that, when I shuffle all the songs, I would hear some characters' saying or weapons' smashing sometimes. All I can say is ****...
Can someone teach me how to avoid this matter? It's really annoying.
stock Gallery app also has the same problem.
I have tried to delete those sound effects from Music. However, when launch those app, I would get "Data is not completed, please re-download."
P.S. I'm from HK. Sorry for my poor English.
Create a file on notepad im windows which is blank and save as .nomedia copy to all folders with unwanted media and when rescan occurs they will be gone
Make note of the fullstop above before nomedia as this will create it as an extension you may need to select all files in the save as command prompt or it will save as a txt file
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thering1975 said:
Create a file on notepad im windows which is blank and save as .nomedia copy to all folders with unwanted media and when rescan occurs they will be gone
Make note of the fullstop above before nomedia as this will create it as an extension you may need to select all files in the save as command prompt or it will save as a txt file
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Does it mean I just need to create a blank text file with any name and set the extention to .nomedia? And drag that text to the folder with the unwanted media file?
Sorry for my confusion
Yep spot on no filename but extension and copy to tf and put in the folders causing probs
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Wouldn't it be great if it were possible to configure the gallery app to show only the folders that you want to see...
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Anyone know how to change settings so library only adds files from a certain folder? I have hawx installed which has 500 audio files and the music player has them all listed which is really annoying having to scroll through.
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theking52 said:
Anyone know how to change settings so library only adds files from a certain folder? I have hawx installed which has 500 audio files and the music player has them all listed which is really annoying having to scroll through.
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In any folder you do not want scanned by the media scanner for music and video, place a blank file named ".nomedia"
ah ok thanks. Blank file meaning even a document file or something specific?
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Glad this was asked. I was curious about the same thing. After installing some games, the music player includes some of the sfx in the playlists. Very annoying. I will try this fix as well.
Thanks for the post.
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masterotaku said:
In any folder you do not want scanned by the media scanner for music and video, place a blank file named ".nomedia"
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This works for all nested folders as well. And if you are rooted, you should also check out Rescan Media Root to rescan the sd card on demand. You can disable the startup rescan if you wish and use this as needed. I haven't yet disabled rescan on startup. It doesn't take too long. But if I add the .nomedia to a folder, it's faster to run this app, rather than connecting to a computer, mounting the sdcard and disconnecting to kick off the rescan.
How do I prevent certain folders from showing in gallery and music app?
I also have this problem. The images of music albums appear in the gallery =/!
Here you go
http://tinyurl.com/3aczmgw
Using a file manager program, rename the folder that you do not want displayed and put a "." preceding the name of the folder.
For example:
rename:
"Folder that should be hidden"
to
".Folder that should be hidden"
made a text file and named it no.media and placed it in a directory that contains album art . I wen to the gallery app and it still shows that album as a folder with pictures in it.
. in front of the folder name works. thx
This is a problem since there ae too many folders to id as such. I even DnId nomedia manager and tried that. If you ID ever folder then you will not see anything. I posted my results on this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=799735
If someone finds a real solution, please let us know. Thanks!
It's actually quite simple...
Download "Gallery Enabler" from the market. This app will let you choose which folders to show and which to hide...
Now.. wasn't that simple??
Open Notepad and save a blank file as ".nomedia" (select "All Files" in the "Save as Type" option).
Then simply put that ".nomedia" file anywhere you want to hide images/ringtones from applications.
OR
just download ".nomedia" file straight from your phone
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9986997/.nomedia
edein said:
Open Notepad and save a blank file as ".nomedia" (select "All Files" in the "Save as Type" option).
Then simply put that ".nomedia" file anywhere you want to hide images/ringtones from applications.
OR
just download ".nomedia" file straight from your phone
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9986997/.nomedia
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Holy crap, this worked perfectly. THANK YOU! I've been tearing my hair out trying to figure out how to keep the gallery from showing all my album art. It was getting really annoying to have to sift through it everytime I wanted to find a picture.
superfuffo said:
It's actually quite simple...
Download "Gallery Enabler" from the market. This app will let you choose which folders to show and which to hide...
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Gallery Enabler app is renamed to Media Hidden. FYI. It works well. Also there is nomedia app in the market as an alternative.
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memin1857 said:
Gallery Enabler app is renamed to Media Hidden. FYI. It works well. Also there is nomedia app in the market as an alternative.
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Just DnId and selected all Folders shown by this app. I only allowed DCIM, Movies, Music, Photos and Screenshots folders to be allowed.
However, the following folders/files/categories were still displayed using 3DGallery app:
Browser 11, Calcpro 2, Common 24, Controls 22, FrmAddAlarm 22, FrmAlarm 45, FrmOptions 4, ...........S2 18, S1 19, etc.......
This app sure does not work for me? Any suggestions?
the .nomedia files work but it also removes all the phones searching for all media in that folder..
i tried this to keep the music player from playing the ringtones and it worked but then my phone didnt ring
i would say putting the . infront of folders is the easiest way to keep the pictures private.
it will keep the gallery from showing your pics and you can still browse them with astro.
i installed media hidden and it worked perfectly however I noticed one issue that if I hide my muaic folder because it was showing my album covers in gallery, then it would hide my music all together and then I get a message in music player app that no music found
Other then that this app works fine
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Why can't it just play/show pics from a specific folder like the other Music/Photo apps allow? To me an app doesn't work unless it does what it is suppose to. This does not work.
todd69 said:
here you go
http://tinyurl.com/3aczmgw
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hehehehe :d
jonny68 said:
hehehehe :d
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Thanks, read the link and still don't think that is the answer. I am looking for something that allows me to tell an app what folder(s) to view/open for pics/music. I don't need an app that scan my entire SD Card looking for that stuff.
Thanks again!
For music I now use a program called Meridian player. This lets you load certain folders to play.
Can anyone post the .apk for Media Hidden? I can't get it to download off the market for some reason. It's a free app so it shouldnt be a warez violation or anything.
hey guys. i have a lot of stuff on my sd card and internal storage and a lot of the folders have images and audio files in. obviously these are all showing up on gallery and music player. music player i can cope with but the gallery is amazingly cluttered and it's extremely annoying.
i downloaded an app and chose all the folders that i wanted to exclude. i checked all the folders and they all contain the. nomedia file yet eveything is still showing in the gallery.
have i did this wrong or is it some other problem.
i'm using doc rom 7.6 i think. i know its latest one anywau, jpo. dunno how relevant that is.
anyone know whats wrong or how i can fix it?
cheers
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What app did you use?
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You don't need software, create a text document on your pc as in 'something.txt' copy it to the device, put it in the folder you do not want viewable in gallery and rename it .nomedia
Job done.
padlad said:
You don't need software, create a text document on your pc as in 'something.txt' copy it to the device, put it in the folder you do not want viewable in gallery and rename it .nomedia
Job done.
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This could get rather tedious if you have lots of folders containing media files.
Jumba said:
This could get rather tedious if you have lots of folders containing media files.
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Well I suppose it depends on how many folders you want to hide, but once you have created one it is just a matter of copying and pasting the .nomedia file in the other folders.
Cliffyboro, you need to restart your phone.
Hope you ain't saving the files as .nomedia.txt , Also get "PictureThis!" as its best pic viewer that lets you disable folders. Not sure what method and wether its internal or using .nomedia but it seems to work fine. While you are at it get Mvideoplayer too. both are best apps for media
Is it possible for someone to create an app which stops certain media folders which contain files like splash screens, game videos, game music album art showing up in the gallery and the music player. Would be very useful for alot of people.
Btw I'm not sure if here is the correct place to post this so please don't criticise me too much. Lol
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rizzy123 said:
Is it possible for someone to create an app which stops certain media folders which contain files like splash screens, game videos, game music album art showing up in the gallery and the music player. Would be very useful for alot of people.
Btw I'm not sure if here is the correct place to post this so please don't criticise me too much. Lol
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No need for an app. Just put a . in front of the folder name. This makes the folder "hidden" and the content will not show up in the gallery.
Example:
"Pictures" as a folder would show up in the gallery.
".pictures" would not.
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No need for an app. Just put a . in front of the folder name. This makes the folder "hidden" and the content will not show up in the gallery.
Example:
"Pictures" as a folder would show up in the gallery.
".pictures" would not.
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Thanks mate but would this stop the apps from reading the folder as the shortcuts will have been changed?
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Yes, that will.
So instead, if you put an empty file named '.nomedia' in a folder, it prevents mediascanner from listing that folder and any subfolders media. Not an ideal solution, but unforutnately there are no alternatives.
To automate this task, there is an app in the store, but I cant remember its name now.
I fancy a custom ringtone on my phone (see sig for details), but after every update I have to set it again, because otherwise it stays on 'unknown ringtone'; same goes for notifications.
I tried to use files on internal and on external sdcard, made me a flashable zipfile, too, that pushes the files to the correct folders in /system /media/audio/ - but no luck, the setting won't survive a system upgrade through OpenDelta
Any hints how to make it stick? I'd appreciate a lot
Do you have a "Ringtones" folder on your SD card? If you put it there it should be automatically indexed and stick after an OpenDelta update
I do, but it won't stick :-$
Put it on sd/media/audio/ringtones and it will stick.
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se1988 said:
Put it on sd/media/audio/ringtones and it will stick.
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Thanks for this, it worked however all the ringtones now show up in my music player. Adding a .nomedia file negated them showing up at all as ringtones.
Any way to have them visible to ringtones but hidden from music? Or can I not have it both ways?
Thanks in advance.
Rvezz28 said:
Thanks for this, it worked however all the ringtones now show up in my music player. Adding a .nomedia file negated them showing up at all as ringtones.
Any way to have them visible to ringtones but hidden from music? Or can I not have it both ways?
Thanks in advance.
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Use a music player with the ability to hide files/folders
How come apps like Facebook and any.Do have notifications in that folder that are not visible to my music player without the use of a .nomedia file?
Any way to mimic those?
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Rvezz28 said:
How come apps like Facebook and any.Do have notifications in that folder that are not visible to my music player without the use of a .nomedia file?
Any way to mimic those?
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Check their properties in a file explorer, you can hide them there (why didn't I think of this in my post above??)
se1988 said:
Check their properties in a file explorer, you can hide them there (why didn't I think of this in my post above??)
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I don't think I can change sd card content permissions, unless I'm missing something. I'm using es file manager.
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Rvezz28 said:
I don't think I can change sd card content permissions, unless I'm missing something. I'm using es file manager.
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Long press the file or folder you want to hide, select properties and enable hidden. On SD you have all permissions by default.
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