Hey guys, so I have a rooted Droid Bionic on a custom ROM. My gallery has been working fine but all of a sudden it doesn't have any more files showing up. They are still on my phone which I can see with a file explorer but they just don't show up in the gallery at all. It's just blank with a toast notification saying 0 images/videos available.
I've tried clearing data and cache, uninstalling and reinstalling just the apk from titanium backup. I installed gallery ics from the play store. After all of that it's still blank. Any ideas would be really appreciated. thanks
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obsidianfirefly said:
Hey guys, so I have a rooted Droid Bionic on a custom ROM. My gallery has been working fine but all of a sudden it doesn't have any more files showing up. They are still on my phone which I can see with a file explorer but they just don't show up in the gallery at all. It's just blank with a toast notification saying 0 images/videos available.
I've tried clearing data and cache, uninstalling and reinstalling just the apk from titanium backup. I installed gallery ics from the play store. After all of that it's still blank. Any ideas would be really appreciated. thanks
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There have been reported issues all over in regards to media getting deleted on the sd cards. so far IMHO is to create a blank .nomedia file on both the root AND your media folder (just to cover all basis). It has seemed to work for me so far and another tab that I get to work on.
basically use whatever file explorer you use and create a 'new file' and call it .nomedia (dot - nomedia) and that should cover it.
Hope that helps some.
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I just tried that. I used ES file explorer and my gallery is still empty. I restarted my device but still the same. Thanks for the suggestion though. Any more ideas?
Well I just downloaded quickpic after seeing some people suggest it as an better gallery app and it does show my pictures. Which makes it even weirder that the stock gallery app doesn't work.
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Ok this is weird... Out of nowhere my pictures and wallpaper folders are slowing duplicates of every photo when viewing them in the gallery (3 to be exact). The thing is when I view the folders through a file manager there are no duplicates. If I mount the sd card through the phone, no duplicates. If i pop the card out and put it into a card reader, no duplicates. I have no idea what couldve caused this but its very annoying. Its not the first time this has happened. I tired deleting the thumbnail cache but that did nothing. I'm tired of having to delete and recopy the folders over every thing this happens. Anyone else experiencing this or know how to fix it?
Happened to me on a diff ROM, I deleted the dups then later went back into gallery to look at the pics and they were gone, turned out there wasn't dups, just showed them as dups, I deleted the originals. Wasn't happy.
Anyone?
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regP said:
Ok this is weird... Out of nowhere my pictures and wallpaper folders are slowing duplicates of every photo when viewing them in the gallery (3 to be exact). The thing is when I view the folders through a file manager there are no duplicates. If I mount the sd card through the phone, no duplicates. If i pop the card out and put it into a card reader, no duplicates. I have no idea what couldve caused this but its very annoying. Its not the first time this has happened. I tired deleting the thumbnail cache but that did nothing. I'm tired of having to delete and recopy the folders over every thing this happens. Anyone else experiencing this or know how to fix it?
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use this thread. I was having the same issue and was going insane!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9011278&postcount=4212
Awesome, Ill give that a try. Thanks!
Tired this and didn't work any other suggestions? dbdata is empty and I deleted the cooliris file. I really dont want to have to reformat and load again. Thanks for any help.
liquidreign said:
Tired this and didn't work any other suggestions? dbdata is empty and I deleted the cooliris file. I really dont want to have to reformat and load again. Thanks for any help.
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Sgs tools has a clear thumbs script, fixes it every time.
http://db.tt/bDOWM4c
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Thanks it worked perfect.
I did the same thing. Thought I deleted the 'duplicates'. gaaah!
Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>All>Media Storage>Clear Data.
Then reboot. Got the tip from philyew from TMo!
That worked great! Thanks
neevz said:
use this thread. I was having the same issue and was going insane!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9011278&postcount=4212
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Thank you!!!! It worked like a charm!!!
robertAndroid said:
I did the same thing. Thought I deleted the 'duplicates'. gaaah!
Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>All>Media Storage>Clear Data.
Then reboot. Got the tip from philyew from TMo!
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Thanks this worked for me also
SGS Tools does the Job
kcp877 said:
Sgs tools has a clear thumbs script, fixes it every time.
h**p://db.tt/bDOWM4c
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The link is long dead, but the App Sgs tools thumbs clear script works 100%
I have had repeat images pop up on occasion only on the external card. Clearing Settings - Applications - Manage Applications - All - Media Storage - Clear Data also does the trick.
Add this to a long list of reasons why
QuickPic is SO MUCH BETTER than the stock gallery.
Try it if you have not.
s15274n said:
Add this to a long list of reasons why
QuickPic is SO MUCH BETTER than the stock gallery.
Try it if you have not.
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True story. havent had issues like these since I started using it.
Is there a method of fixing the problem that doesn't involve screwing up your ringtones and notification sounds? I have deleted the following files twice now, and each time I've had to redo all my ringtone and notification settings:
- /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.media/externalXXX.db
- /sdcard/Android/data/com.cooliris.media
I've heard the same needs to be done for this method:
Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>All>Media Storage>Clear Data.
I guess this is a good reason to try out Quickpic.
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Is there a method of fixing the problem that doesn't involve screwing up your ringtones and notification sounds? I have deleted the following files twice now, and each time I've had to redo all my ringtone and notification settings:
- /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.media/externalXXX.db
- /sdcard/Android/data/com.cooliris.media
I've heard the same needs to be done for this method:
Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>All>Media Storage>Clear Data.
I guess this is a good reason to try out Quickpic.
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yeah Quickpic ftw. haven't had a problem on any of my 3 phones since i started using it.
robertAndroid said:
I did the same thing. Thought I deleted the 'duplicates'. gaaah!
Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>All>Media Storage>Clear Data.
Then reboot. Got the tip from philyew from TMo!
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Hi, after doing this and restarting, my Gallery and Music is empty now. I checked the actual folders through file explorer and they are still there, they just do not appear in Gallery and Music any more... It takes about an hours to show up again.
After a few days the duplicates re-appear and I have to go through this process again.... is there anyway to stop the duplicates from recurring?
Any ideas?
Thanks
I had the same problem it used to re appear after clearing including songs for me ..but I forgot what I did .......I might have wiped my cache or changed into different kernel ....but I'm sure I did one of these and till now it din appear
Which cache did you wipe? I'm on a different kernel now and it hasn't been fixed... not sure if it's the kernal causing this issue
Thanks
Hi I have recently found out that most of my new downloaded images from apps such as Whatsapp and Kik are not working now. Camera images show up fine in the gallery, and the pics are on my SD card as i checked through PC and Astro File manager where i can view them. I have restarted my phone numerous times and let everything settle but it did not work as I have seen it worked for similar problems for other people. SO Does anyone else have any ideas on how to get the pictures in my gallery? When i try to set one of the pictures as my wallpaper it doesnt work, presumably because the phone gallery doesnt think its there :/ Thanks if anyone can help
Try deleting all thumbnails using file manager n just reboot ...it might help
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I fixed this by myself. I simply went into file manager, moved everything out for the folder it was in, then moved it back in and it now shows up all the WhatsApp pictures i couldn't find before. So, if any moderator wants to close the thread or anything they can ;D
I am trying to keep a folder from showing up in gallery. I have created a .nomedia file in the folder, cleared the data in gallery and rebooted but it keeps showing up. What am I doing wrong?
Most secure way is to freeze/disable gallery and use 3rd party apps for pictures and videos.
Make sure there is no extension on your file. Change your view in windows to show full file type.
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Devtodi said:
I am trying to keep a folder from showing up in gallery. I have created a .nomedia file in the folder, cleared the data in gallery and rebooted but it keeps showing up. What am I doing wrong?
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You need to clear data from media storage also and reboot. It's under all applications
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Devtodi said:
I am trying to keep a folder from showing up in gallery. I have created a .nomedia file in the folder, cleared the data in gallery and rebooted but it keeps showing up. What am I doing wrong?
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If you use QuickPic, you can "exclude" the folder with the video in it by long pressing it and picking "exclude"....if you do that then you can disable the stock gallery and you'll be good to go.
Devtodi said:
I am trying to keep a folder from showing up in gallery. I have created a .nomedia file in the folder, cleared the data in gallery and rebooted but it keeps showing up. What am I doing wrong?
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Here is a link to a free app that works well
"Gallery Excluder" from the google play store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...lLm1yZmxvcHB5Y29kaW5nLmdhbGxlcnlleGNsdWRlciJd
You can also check out Vaulty. It's never failed in my own personal experience and its free
Hide it Pro - Disguised as "Audio Manager" app. Excellent app.
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Hey everyone I'm running maximus 5.5 from MJ.
I recently added about 1k pictures to my sd card from my computer.
Now my gallery won't work.
Every time I open it, it says android process has stopped.
I've cleared media, gallery, works, and fixed permissions trying to get it to work.
If I clear my gallery it will work for 1-2 minutes then close.
I can use es explorer and access everything though.
All jpeg files.
It just hit me that they are named could that really matter?
Besides that I'm dumbfounded any advice would be great!
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Added pics now gallery won't work
Clear gallery, it will work momentarily
At a loss of ideas
Can access everything from es explorer fine
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Tiller828 said:
Hey everyone I'm running maximus 5.5 from MJ.
I recently added about 1k pictures to my sd card from my computer.
Now my gallery won't work.
Every time I open it, it says android process has stopped.
I've cleared media, gallery, works, and fixed permissions trying to get it to work.
If I clear my gallery it will work for 1-2 minutes then close.
I can use es explorer and access everything though.
All jpeg files.
It just hit me that they are named could that really matter?
Besides that I'm dumbfounded any advice would be great!
Cliff notes
Added pics now gallery won't work
Clear gallery, it will work momentarily
At a loss of ideas
Can access everything from es explorer fine
Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk
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What if you download a different gallery from play store to see if it works?
Tiller828 said:
Hey everyone I'm running maximus 5.5 from MJ.
I recently added about 1k pictures to my sd card from my computer.
Now my gallery won't work.
Every time I open it, it says android process has stopped.
I've cleared media, gallery, works, and fixed permissions trying to get it to work.
If I clear my gallery it will work for 1-2 minutes then close.
I can use es explorer and access everything though.
All jpeg files.
It just hit me that they are named could that really matter?
Besides that I'm dumbfounded any advice would be great!
Cliff notes
Added pics now gallery won't work
Clear gallery, it will work momentarily
At a loss of ideas
Can access everything from es explorer fine
Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk
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If you believe that the cause is the volume of the photos, try the following...
Turn off all cast sync,
Turn off sharing in the gallery,
Unzip the nomedia file and stick it anywhere on your SD card and internal storage where thumbnails abound, use it only after you read the threads out there on this topic...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575682
Finally, you could check to see if there are dependencies that are needed for the gallery included with your rom. If you are using the stock TouchWiz gallery, I'm unaware of any.
I hope this helps.
Good luck.
Sent from my SM-N900P using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
micmars said:
If you believe that the cause is the volume of the photos, try the following...
Turn off all cast sync,
Turn off sharing in the gallery,
Unzip the nomedia file and stick it anywhere on your SD card and internal storage where thumbnails abound, use it only after you read the threads out there on this topic...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575682
Finally, you could check to see if there are dependencies that are needed for the gallery included with your rom. If you are using the stock TouchWiz gallery, I'm unaware of any.
I hope this helps.
Good luck.
Sent from my SM-N900P using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
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Ok so I tried that, apparently I did something wrong or I don't even know.
When I put the nomedia file in, none of my pictures came up.
On the plus side my gallery didn't force close (stock gallery btw).
So I took the nomedia files out and still nothing (gallery still hasnt crashed though yay)
I can go to ES File explorer and look into my SD card and find my pictures. I can see them that way.
I cleared my gallery to see if that was the issue but still nothing.
I took a pic to see if that would do it. I have the pic I took, but all my sd card pics are MIA.
Fixed (for now anyway)
I took the micro sd card out and put it in my computer to transfer the files. (forgot to mention that)
Anyway I decided to unmount and remount the sd card.
now it works.
Thanks!
Hey there..I have a problem with my gallery. It isn't showing all photos in file manager .when i received photos yesterday from my friend which were received in the Bluetooth folder , I went to the gallery to view them but I didn't find them so i tried copying the Bluetooth folder in DCIM. Then i went back but still nothing happened. I also realized that when i take a retrica photo it doesn't appear in gallery but they appear only in file manager. Any suggestions?
Chrisamgad said:
Hey there..I have a problem with my gallery. It isn't showing all photos in file manager .when i received photos yesterday from my friend which were received in the Bluetooth folder , I went to the gallery to view them but I didn't find them so i tried copying the Bluetooth folder in DCIM. Then i went back but still nothing happened. I also realized that when i take a retrica photo it doesn't appear in gallery but they appear only in file manager. Any suggestions?
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Hm..never had this problem. Try app collecting everything. ( all SD cards)
f.i. :https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder&hl=en
If you can find it in file manager, this app must do the same.
Good luck.
I found them when i pressed on show hidden in options on this app. Thanks
Chrisamgad said:
I found them when i pressed on show hidden in options on this app. Thanks
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Check there file names, they prob have a character which marks them as hidden.
yup i think something hides it but i don't know whats that but they aren't the characters