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how do you delete music

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.

SFBPro said:
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

jtseidner said:
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.

kev0153 said:
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!

Gallery not reading pics on sdcard help.

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.

jager555 said:
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?

jager555 said:
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.

Songs randomly duplicated themselves

Anyone know what would cause this? And what would fix it without going through 1 by 1?
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Are you using a media player or something to sync music to your phone? That's the only time I've ever seen it happen.
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I just installed Poweramp (again) butni dont think that would do it
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Never had it happen on the 4g but it's happened once on my Skyrocket. Still don't know what the cause was. Every time I rebooted I'd have one more set of songs as well as photo's from the gallery. I ended up just reflashing, but someone over there had this as a suggestion
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27256803&postcount=38

I think poweramp allows you to see track locations. Long press a song and check where it's located on the sd card, then long press the duplicate and check where that one is. Maybe there are just 2 copies on the sd card, if not then it's a library problem with poweramp. You can always rebuild the library.

If you were using jetplayer it could be because it builds a database and other players like poweramp does that also. If you dont have two actual copies then its because of a database creating two listings in your playlist.
another thing to try is sd maid. It should pick up the duplicates if they are there and allow you to remove them. Not sure if you can remove singly or in groups tho.

eollie said:
another thing to try is sd maid. It should pick up the duplicates if they are there and allow you to remove them. Not sure if you can remove singly or in groups tho.
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+1 for SD Maid
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Ive got sd maid and I thought about using it actually. Would uninstalling jetAudio fix it?
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Maybe if it removes all the db files on uninstall. Is your music saved in the media folder on your sdcard or another folder? I know on older versions of froyo and gb there was a bug that if music wasnt in a folder called media then it would show up twice because media scanner would create a fake media folder and non stock players would see it and duplicate the songs.

Can we get an ETA on when you'll find a solution for this? Trollololol.

FBis251 said:
Can we get an ETA on when you'll find a solution for this? Trollololol.
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SCREW YOU TROLL IM TAKING MY BALL AND GOING HOME! (im kidding, not poking fun at the dev )
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infuse wont show the dcim or music folder

hi for some reason my dcim or music folders wont show up on my pc when i put my infuse into storage mode and i just got back from a trip so i wanna show my pictures but i cant =/ any help will be appreciated !

tavito05 said:
hi for some reason my dcim or music folders wont show up on my pc when i put my infuse into storage mode and i just got back from a trip so i wanna show my pictures but i cant =/ any help will be appreciated !
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Can you see them in on your phone at all
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Is it only those two folders not showing?
Are both the internal and external SD card showing?
Are they, by some chance, marked as hidden?
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in my phone i can in both gallery and quicpic
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Can you see them in on your phone at all
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i really dont know how to check if is hidden and yeah both cards are showing
Ryo Misaki said:
Is it only those two folders not showing?
Are both the internal and external SD card showing?
Are they, by some chance, marked as hidden?
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i really dont know how to check if is hidden and yeah both cards are showing
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In your Windows Explorer folder settings / options, there is an option to "show hidden files".
Also, you can view the info of a file or folder on your Android from a file browser.
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do you have a file manager type app? can you see /sdcard/DCIM from that?
there isn't nessesarily a "sdcard/music" folder unless you created one, the media scanner will find music and photos no matter where they are stored. the files would be stored in /sdcard/download if you used the browser to download them, they may also be in folders that are created by apps if you use some mp3 downloader app.
the lack of */DCIM would be odd though. unless you use a 3rd party camera app.

Yeah I use root explorer and I can access it with no problem and on windows I already tried to show hidden files too.
Already tried going to stock.
reinstalling drivers on PC
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If all else fails, try uploading the to Google drive then pulling them down to your PC.
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Yeah I will do that! Thanks for your help!
QUOTE=Goneeuro;30370472]If all else fails, try uploading the to Google drive then pulling them down to your PC.
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If they're not hidden, I wonder why they don't show in Windows when the phone is plugged through USB...
Do you have a USB micro SD card reader dongle?
If so, try taking the card out of the phone and plug it directly into your computer.
If the files show, something on the phone (somehow) is messing something up.
If they don't show, there's some sort of issue with the card.

Here he is having your same problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1837023
They suggested deleting a .nomedia file somewhere in your sdcard and removing rom manager
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The problem is that I don't use rom manager and the files don't show in my computer. In my phone I have no problems
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You don't have to use it for the problem to show up. If it is installed it may be affecting it. Also, the .nomedia file is a hidden file so make sure show hidden files is turned on in your file explorer.
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andros11 said:
You don't have to use it for the problem to show up. If it is installed it may be affecting it. Also, the .nomedia file is a hidden file so make sure show hidden files is turned on in your file explorer.
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.nomedia isn't his problem.
He said everything shows fine when viewed on his phone.
He wants to view the files on his COMPUTER (pc) when the phone is linked with usb and storage mounted.
But those two folders won't show in WINDOWS.
The problem is entirely different from that thread.
Tavitos, have you tried plugging the SD Card directly to the computer with a dongle like I asked?
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Oh I see, sorry. I misunderstood his situation.
That's quite strange though.. something similar has happened to me with my tablet before. Could somehow your usb connection be malfunctioning?
Maybe the cable or the ports?
What rom are you currently running? If the problem persists consider reflashing.
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I'm running Aeon.
and the only issue is my internal. Not the external. You think it can be a driver issue?
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If the computer is popping up a folder at all when you plug it in, it wouldn't be the driver...
So they're on the internal SD?
Hmm... On a whim, take out the External card, boot up your phone, then hook it up to the computer and see if those folders show.
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I fixed it guys. Thanks for all yur help. I formatted both the external and internal and boom! It was fixed! Thanks guys!
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I fixed it guys. Thanks for all yur help. I formatted both the external and internal and boom! It was fixed! Thanks guys!
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But formatting makes you lose everything! xD
Kidding, glad that fixed things. Still wonder what caused it in the first place...
Good to know you won't be having this problem any more, though!

Music downloaded off Datpiff mobile?

Ok so I've been having this problem on and off for almost a year now. I say on and off because I give up wen I hit a dead end and go back to downloading songs one by one with other apps. However I'd really like to figure out why when I download an album off Datpiff mobile, go thru unzipping it and all that I still get the notification that the media isn't supported. But if I downloaded it on a computer, unzip it, then drag and drop onto my sd card the music works. Has anyone got this to work without a computer and if you have can you please help me out? Thanks in advance for the help guys
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