topic Re: Hide folders from Album? in L Series

Hide folders from Album?

Sudeepkanna — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:04:44 GMT

In my album i am getting all system files displayed

, i get temple run games caches files and other system cache files displayed in the album

even in the picture section i have all the system application images browser cache images every thing is getting displayed

Please help me to get this issue fixed

Topic edited by Rickard

Re: Album issue

Rickard — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:45:48 GMT

Hi and welcome to the community! Since you're new please be sure that you have checked out our Discussion guidelines.

To hide a folder from the album you can create a file called ".nomedia" in that folder using a file manager or an app. Check this thread for more information: http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z1-Z1-Compact/nomedia-file-invalid/td-p/442323

Re: Album issue

Sudeepkanna — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:08:45 GMT

actualy i no need to hide any file , my issue is in album i get appliaction images , such as images used for appliaction to work will be displayed , like button cursors and temp internet images are getting displayed in the album

Re: Album issue

Rickard — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:22:58 GMT

Yes, Album will display all pictures on the phones memory. If you don't want to see pictures located in a certain folder you need to create a .nomedia file in that folder to hide the folder from Album and the media scanner in Android.

Re: Album issue

Sudeepkanna — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:08:12 GMT

How will i create a empty file i dont get any option to creat a file , i get option to creae folder oly can you help me with that

Re: Album issue

_alexdon_ — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:08:53 GMT

You need to download a file explorer(androzip,es file explorer)

Re: Hide folders from Album?

sar100 — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 11:32:12 GMT

I think this is the same problem that I've after updated my phone.

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-L/Problem-Update-15-3-A-1-12-Duplicate-photos/m-p/507905#U507905

I've read that the problem is in mediascanner that it ignores .nomedia files. If you install a file explorer you can see if this .nomedia file are in your folders.

Re: Album issue

cbaykal — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 14:09:57 GMT

Hi,

This album issue is annoying.

It brings up all the images (small http pics or anything) in the phone when it is opened.

Why would anyone want to see the pics of his web history, or pics of some web apps?

Why do we have to add a .noname file anyway? should it be our concern?

I hope that you consider to update the app so that we can select the opening folder as "Camera".

Best regards

Re: Hide folders from Album?

alex_ncfc — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 22:21:27 GMT

Have to agree with this, it's stupid. Was never an issue on my Xperia S but got the Z1 Compact today and my album is full of random cached image files! WTH?

Re: Hide folders from Album?

mikee268 — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 16:00:31 GMT

I see many ppl have the same problem with pictures showing in album with no sence. So I have this issue too. Hope someone smart enough will fix this,because I want to see only my photos in album an not all the mess from any other apps or browser history everytime I install something new or move pics to another folder (which of course have .nomedia in it). Of course I tried to put that noname file inside folder to hide it but it is not working! Dear Sony,please fix this coz my xperia z fail with your solution!

Re: Hide folders from Album?

bwiggy87 — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:51:57 GMT

I have the same problem and it's really annoying!! I currently have a picture of edison cavani on my widget album thing...why!! I only read sky sport news and now I have a gazillion picture of the people I read about! This is a really bad fault design, why us as a customer should we have to download an app to stop this! SORT IT OUT SONY!!!!

Re: Hide folders from Album?

Skaistis — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:59:44 GMT

Same issue. It is nearly impossible to use galleries as you cannot find real photos in a pile of cached images.

Why there's no Sony response about this?

Re: Hide folders from Album?

Sudeepkanna — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 02:18:18 GMT

I found a fix for this issue it worked for me

Copy all the pictures to sd card and unmont the card

go to album and delete all the images thats are system files reboot the mobile in safe mode and to normal

mount the sd card back and start using the mobile .

the problem comes when you install VLC player in the mobile avoid using it and use a differnt player .

Note : onces the phone boots up wait for two mins and then use the phone . never attempt to use the mobile as sson as its On

And thumnails eating the memeory can be fixed by not using the Google Photo appliaction , Install Clean master and do a advance junk scan , You will find thumbnails folder delete thoes and never attemp to use Google photos application so that the thumnails will not eat up your Internal memeory . always use album to open images and movies appliaction for videos .

use to sony play to back up all the images insted of using goggle photos appliaction .

Note : You can unmont the card while doing a advance junck scan .

Re: Hide folders from Album?

MikyJ — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:13:03 GMT

.nomedia is the workaround yes, but.. would be this work for subfolders too? Not, already tried.. So I have to add such emty file to every folder any application creates to avoid displaying content in album app? THAT'S NONSECE. Please Sony, make an oportunity to set which folders are searched for any images and which are not.

EDIT: well, maybe I was wrong and the .nomedia file works for subfolders too, after deleting album application data and restart of the phone it seems to be working well. OK, but suggested settings would be very handy.

Re: Hide folders from Album?

amine_hirri — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:06:07 GMT

Hi,

In the new version (6.3.A.0.12) released few days ago, it was mentioned that this bug is fixed. Did anyone of you managed to figure out how to do that?

I've installed the update, but I dont know how to use it

Regards,

Re: Hide folders from Album?

mitok — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:49:15 GMT

HI amine_hirri,

my ALBUM version is 6.3.A.0.12 using a Xperia Z LTE with 4.4.4 android version and build no: 10.5.1.A.0.283. and to answer your question, NO, it didn't solve the issue.

i'm still seeing tons of cached images.

Re: Hide folders from Album?

LucyB92 — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:08:11 GMT

Hi,

I have the same issue, everytime I import a video on to my Z1 via MediaGo, all album artwork then shows itself in my album, I have to manually go through to delete them.

Have Sony actually fixed this issue?

Cheers

Re: Hide folders from Album?

bjartok — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:24:58 GMT

I tried Sony's recommended method of creating .nomedia files. That messed my system up completely. Now the album shows ONLY nonsense images from various apps, neither walkman nor ES File Explorer can find any music, and so on... Does anyone have an idee how I can at least restore the system?

I deleted all the .nomedia-files; in fact I made file explorer deep search for .nomedia files and deleted all it could find. Didn't help, mediascanner cannot even find the standard picture files in DCIM on SD. This is really frustrating...

If anyone has a clue, thanks a lot.

Re: Hide folders from Album?

sut4nto — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:43:24 GMT

Fix this sony!!!

Re: Hide folders from Album?

copernico — Mon, 15 May 2017 10:18:07 GMT

Many File Managers such as excellent Total Commander do NOT allow creating a file.

Neither can a file with name ".nomedia", without extension, be created in a web page for later download.

SOLUTION: All File Managers allow creating a FOLDER named ".nomedia".

PROCEDURE: If you have all your photos (and photo subfolders) inside a folder named "Photos", create inside it a further subfolder named ".nomedia".

These photos will NOT show when browsing photos from the Camera.