tomatoely@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL you can name a file .nomedia on android to stop photo galleries and music players from searching a specific folderwww.file-extension.infoexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up183arrow-down1external-linkTIL you can name a file .nomedia on android to stop photo galleries and music players from searching a specific folderwww.file-extension.infotomatoely@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square16linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-square🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoI believe you have wildly misunderstood the post. You’re talking about completely different stuff.
minus-squarethe_riviera_kid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 day agoIf I hide a file with “.” my media gallery does not index it nor does my music player so no, I’m not. I’ve done it since my first android and never had anything index a hidden folder.
minus-squareÆther@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoBut this post isn’t about hiding specific files, its about the .nomedia file that hides all of the photos/videos in the folder
minus-squarethe_riviera_kid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 day agoMaybe, but hiding the folder does the same thing, as was my point. Maybe it didn’t get across but it doesn’t change it.
minus-square🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 day agoAgain. You are talking about something different. What if it’s a folder that cannot be renamed because an app needs the original name? Your tip is useless in such cases. And again. Is completely different. Are you trolling? I’m beginning to suspect you must be.
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I believe you have wildly misunderstood the post. You’re talking about completely different stuff.
If I hide a file with “.” my media gallery does not index it nor does my music player so no, I’m not. I’ve done it since my first android and never had anything index a hidden folder.
But this post isn’t about hiding specific files, its about the
.nomediafile that hides all of the photos/videos in the folderMaybe, but hiding the folder does the same thing, as was my point. Maybe it didn’t get across but it doesn’t change it.
Again. You are talking about something different.
What if it’s a folder that cannot be renamed because an app needs the original name?
Your tip is useless in such cases.
And again. Is completely different.
Are you trolling? I’m beginning to suspect you must be.