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Ok so I'm running cog, the latest one, and when I go to the pics on my external sd, it is showing 4 of each pic. However, when I go to the folder there is only one copy. Anybody seem this or know how to fix it?
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I had the samething happen only way i could get it to go away is reflash the rom.
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It's the Gallery app bug in the leaked Froyo ROM we have. I know my JI6 had this problem from day one. There is no sure way to fix it.
The official Galaxy S Froyo ROM released in Europe is not better either. Its Gallery app has a nasty battery drain bug.
Try this without having to reflash.
Connect to PC and MOVE all of your pictures to your PC. Delete anything you see inside .thumbnails in the DCIM folder (from your default Camera storage). Move all of your pictures back to your phone. If you accidentally copied a .thumbnails folder, make sure you don't move that back in. Gallery will reindex all of your pictures and create new thumbnails.
Just deleting .thumbnails and a reboot works for me when/if this happens.
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Just deleting .thumbnails and a reboot works for me when/if this happens.
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That didn't work for me. I just tried it. My gallery started showing multiple photos again. I think this only happens when I connect to my PC at work (and/or home) and browse photos using Explorer.
same thing happening to me, i have 3 of each photo on the sd card
Try going to your picasa web albums at picasaweb.google.com/home
login with the gmail account you use on your phone and look at your web albums
By default the gallery app / android will sync with picasa web albums, so anything added there will appear in gallery.
I've never used picasa but I'm gonna give it a try.
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Move everything into your internal sd card. I know it sucks and it's not as secure but just make sure you backup regularly. It got really annoying deleting the thumbnails once a week and it hasn't happened since I shifted everything to my internal sd.
I had the same problem. Not once, but twice. The first time I deleted the copies from my PC then rebooted. For awhile that seem to work, but just today I had the same problem in multiples of 8 for each pic.
Hopefully someone finds a fix for this
FROYO.UCJI6 Rooted, same issue except I have multiple icons for same pics that dont even exist on the phone anymore. Ive killed gallery, deleted every copy of .thumbnails I can find, rebooted..etc. No avail, folders that no longer exist on the phone show up in gallery, with multiple thumbnails for the same pic, very annoying.
I've been flashing roms like crazy here recently and haven't has problem yet. Though it is said it a leaked rom bug so I'll see if out happens again.
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I also had that same problem with the cog ROMs. I tried many of the suggested solutions, including deleting .thumbnails. Unfortunately, nothing ever worked.
I have since switched to Perception, and I haven't had that problem since.
Ok..here is the fix from other thread
With root explorer delete:
- /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.media/externalXXX.db
- /sdcard/Android/data/com.cooliris.media
reboot
Good luck
cgm8 said:
Ok..here is the fix from other thread
With root explorer delete:
- /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.media/externalXXX.db
- /sdcard/Android/data/com.cooliris.media
reboot
Good luck
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that worked, thanks
Now if i do delete these strings will they affect any other programs?
cgm8 said:
Ok..here is the fix from other thread
With root explorer delete:
- /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.media/externalXXX.db
- /sdcard/Android/data/com.cooliris.media
reboot
Good luck
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Worked for me too!!!
Thanks!!!
Can't find out how to download music off my xoom normally you can hold down on the song and select delete but I can't
Thanks in advance
I used the file transfer tool for the mac.
I'm sure the windows file manager will let you do the same.
Connect to the computer, find the files, poof!
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You can delete them using a file manager app like root explorer or astro.
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i knew you could delete from a PC but in android versions 1.0-2.3 you could do it from your device without a 3rd party app
Yeah, so dumb it won't delete from in the music app. I'm thinking its an oversight for now.
Check out what Motorola says about deleting music....
motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63221/~/motorola-xoom---using-music#delete
"Delete music files
Click here for information on how to delete files from your Motorola XOOM."
Then it links to itself. About as intuitive as not letting you delete from the music app
I am having an issue getting the music database to update. When I deleted the files using the Android MTP app, the music app still thinks the music is there. When I try to play one of those files, it just gives me an error saying the track cannot be played.
I have tried force stopping, clearing data, and uninstalling updates. I am guessing I need to track down where the database is and remove it? However, I am having trouble locating it.
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I am having an issue getting the music database to update. When I deleted the files using the Android MTP app, the music app still thinks the music is there. When I try to play one of those files, it just gives me an error saying the track cannot be played.
I have tried force stopping, clearing data, and uninstalling updates. I am guessing I need to track down where the database is and remove it? However, I am having trouble locating it.
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I use a free app called Rescan Media. I think works by just re-searching for media on your device. Sometimes it helps me with Music/Picture/Media issues like what you are describing.
Here is a link to it:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.addz.mediascanner&feature=search_result
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I use a free app called Rescan Media. I think works by just re-searching for media on your device. Sometimes it helps me with Music/Picture/Media issues like what you are describing.
Here is a link to it:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.addz.mediascanner&feature=search_result
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Unfortunately, that didn't work.
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What if you open the Music app, go to Menu at the top right and click Refresh. (Im not even sure if that option is available unless you are a part of the Google Music beta).... Does that do anything?
I have tried that too...
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Hmm, maybe it has something to do with MTP? I just tried downloading a couple songs and then I deleted them with a file manager app, like Root Explorer or Astro. It was still showing in the Music app until I ran the Rescan Media app, and then they disappeared within a minute or 2.
Maybe put the song back on your Xoom and then delete it directly from your device with one of those file manager apps? Are you rooted?
I am not rooted. I havent had any issues before using mtp before. I navigated to my music folder with Astro/File Manager HD/ES File Explorer and they all showed that the folder is empty. The storage section in the settings panel says I have 0 MB of Music. I will try putting music on it when I get home.
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Since the folder is empty can you delete the entire folder then? Then rescan. I've had some weird issues with folders sometimes, even when empty.
I found some instructions on another forum for rebuilding the music library (in Froyo) in but that won't work unless you have root access.
I've unrooted mine for now so I cant confirm the steps but Im sure it would be very similar in Honeycomb.
And I'm assuming you tried a plain old reboot...
Yeah the reboot was the second thing I did I already deleted the folder. I was going to wait on rooting until after I sent my xoom in to get my 4G card.
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Try this first
Go to settings / apps / all apps
Find music and clear data and force close
Open music and it should rebuild itself. Don't panic if you google account doesn't show up. Just close the music app and reopen it. Is should recognize that you are a google music subscriber and add your cloud music.
If that doesn't work to to settings / applications / all apps and find the media app. Clear data. Then open the gallery or use the media rescan app above to rescan your meida. It might take awhile as it rebuilds all the media files.
The first method should work for you however.
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Try this first
Go to settings / apps / all apps
Find music and clear data and force close
Open music and it should rebuild itself. Don't panic if you google account doesn't show up. Just close the music app and reopen it. Is should recognize that you are a google music subscriber and add your cloud music.
If that doesn't work to to settings / applications / all apps and find the media app. Clear data. Then open the gallery or use the media rescan app above to rescan your meida. It might take awhile as it rebuilds all the media files.
The first method should work for you however.
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Yeah that was the first thing I tried followed by a reboot. Also, I started playing with it so more and uploaded some of my music to the cloud today. I made some of other music available offline but that media still wouldn't play. I think the local database is conflicting with the online one.
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**Edit**
Well I finally got it working. After repeatedly clearing the cache and starting the program, I finally realized that the music app's database was getting updated. I had to remake my "Music" directory and delete it using MTP File Transfer app. The music files were still there, but only as shadows as their former selves. I am guessing that the deletion calls are handled differently in honeycomb? Regardless, the orphaned files are gone now. Thanks for the help guys!
What could make my gallery not read my pics. I have to use quikpic. Or even winamp not reading mp3's. I have to use poweramp. Thanks in advance. Tried reformatting sd card once and still didn't work.
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rayvil30 said:
What could make my gallery not read my pics. I have to use quikpic. Or even winamp not reading mp3's. I have to use poweramp. Thanks in advance. Tried reformatting sd card once and still didn't work.
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Hm, you check the format of the pictures or the music? Sometimes the gallery or media players don't understand some formats.
My pics are jpg and music mp3. Should be read. Thanks for responding.
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you tried quickpic and it didnt work?? what i would suggest is removing the sd card from your phone. then saving all of the media (media only!) on the computer. format the sd card on the computer (fat32). then put the sd card back in your phone. format it on the phone. then connect the phone to the computer and copy all of the media back onto it. reboot recovery. clear cache and fix permissions and see if it works.
Thats the thing. It does work with quickpic. And poweramp plays fine. Gallery is useless. Lot of other players wont read mp3. Have reformatted in past on PC too.
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go into cwm and fix permissions.
Done that. Doesn't matter which rom I use also. Thanks.
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then you are doing something wrong. if quickpic can see the pictures, then it is not a hardware problem. go to setting and manage applications and clear all data, cache and updates to the gallery. then go back and fix permissions.
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then you are doing something wrong. if quickpic can see the pictures, then it is not a hardware problem. go to setting and manage applications and clear all data, cache and updates to the gallery. then go back and fix permissions.
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Did all that and still not working. Took couple of pics and they came out in gallery. Restarted phone and now they cant be found. In quickpic I have to show all hidden for them to show. Might be something about the tags. Don't know.
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this one is perplexing. can you try to switch the apk with one from another rom and see if that works?
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this one is perplexing. can you try to switch the apk with one from another rom and see if that works?
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Is there supposed to be a nomedia file in that folder. Dcim/camera etc. I dont have one.
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I'm running Valhalla 1.3.2 and my folder is /DCIM/camera.
**EDIT**
I also have a thumbnails folder in /DCIM
I hope this helps and you resolve your problem.
Dude same was happening with just check your SD Card for errors from your PC...My problem was fixed after this no need to format or change your ROM just check for the errors from your PC.
Ok, quick question, I have duplicate folders showing in my music player, I've looked to see if there actually are duplicates, which there are not but in the location details of the folder both are pointing to the same place, just saying it different... mnt/sdcard/....
sdcard/....
I don't have an external sdcard installed at the moment, for some reason my phone wont read it and says it can't recognize the file system.... how do i fix the duplicate folders issue? And if anyone has any comments on the ext sdcard issue, they're more than welcome share... thanks.
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You should be able to fix it if you wipe data for media storage.
That wont erase my music, right?
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No.
Also could be 'media bug'. CM9 and SlimICS don't have it.
Those cached items can be a pain. I had mine after deleting images and leaving thumbnails.
Cleared the data from media storage, and rebooted my phone, duplicate folders were gone but so were all my playlists... restored them with mybackup pro and rebooted only to find it not only restored the playlists but the duplicate folders were back... going to try it again this time without restoring the playlists and see if the dups stay gone... will update.
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You can't have it both ways, you know!
Before I start, I was unsure where to put this thread, anyway as it wasn't an individual phone problem, I decided to put it in the general problem.
Also I have researched this problem - so I'm not wasting your time by reading this thread.
Anyway, all of a sudden my media files aren't seen on the music player or the gallery, there are pictures on there and music. I can use a File explorer and I can see all of it, just I can't see them in the music players or load them. ITS SO ANNOYING. Apparently its got to do with some .nomedia ROM manager problem, I've formated my card and put a few pictures on it, STILL NO LUCK?. After this, i re-flashed it, still same problem.
The music player detects nothing
the gallery either detects nothing OR says there is not enough space on your sd card. (well theres 3gb of space).
Thanks.
EDIT: OTHER MUSIC APPS CAN'T SEE MY MUSIC EITHER!!!
EDIT2: THE INTERNAL SD CARD MEDIA ISN'T AVAILABLE EITHER?!?
Just search,
/Emmc
Or
/mmc
On the root of your sd.
That will contain all of your data.
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FIXED! Thanks for responding dude,
anyway this is how I fixed it - I hope this helps someone:
The first problem was ROM manager - it put these .nomedia things on your sd cards (ex and internal), this mean't you couldn't see any media on your phone - ( which obviously meant nothing came up in gallery or music) - I followed this guide to get rid of the issue (well done Dragn4rce for making the simple guide)
Thanks for reading!
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FIXED! Thanks for responding dude,
anyway this is how I fixed it - I hope this helps someone:
The first problem was ROM manager - it put these .nomedia things on your sd cards (ex and internal), this mean't you couldn't see any media on your phone - ( which obviously meant nothing came up in gallery or music) - I followed this guide to get rid of the issue (well done Dragn4rce for making the simple guide)
Thanks for reading!
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