#DELETE NOMEDIA FILE ANDROID#

Delete its contents (hold down on the text, Select all and Delete), save changes and exit,.Open it in a text editor (hold down on the file and select the appropriate option from the context menu that appears),.Copy an existing text (.txt) or even an image (.jpg/.jpg) file to said directory,.Using any file explorer/manager application (such as Astro File Manager or File Expert), navigate to the directory that you want hidden and create an empty file titled вЂњ. If you try one of the following shortly after launching your Gallery, you will have to refresh (or force-close and reopen) it to view the changes made. To prevent your Gallery app from scanning these directories at launch, you must employ one of the following methods. Also, this method doesnвЂ™t ensure your privacy as hidden directories can be revealed easily from within the app. While most gallery apps, such as the Sense and MIUI native galleries, might allow you to hide directories from the interface, they usually donвЂ™t stop loading such directories on launch.

If either of the aforementioned holds true for you, join us after the jump for the solution. Some might even wish to hide a particular directory or picture album from the gallery. Generally, users donвЂ™t want album art and icons cluttering the gallery and leeching its loading speed. After youвЂ™ve filled your device with apps, music and picture albums to your heartвЂ™s content, it begins to take more than its due share of time to scan your SD card for images, loading everything from pictures taken from the camera to wallpapers, album art and extracted icon packs.

#DELETE NOMEDIA FILE ANDROID#

The quick and smooth loading of your picture Gallery lasts only while your Android device is new or freshly wiped.

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