So I used Samsung Smart Switch to change from my s7 edge to the s8+ which I absolutely love. However there is one annoyance, in Instagram and snapchat when importing from gallery it shows all my pictures in random order instead of chronological order, it's almost like it's reversed in snapchat and completely random in Instagram. Anyone else have this issue?
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Yep everytime i switch phones this happens. New photo taken with the phone should be on top tho but any old photos will be randomly thrown together.
Did this to me as well but all my images are stored on my SD card and I just simply transferred between phones. Maybe it has something to do with the order in which it read the files in memory to create the cache that causes the change in order.
Outbreak444 said:
Did this to me as well but all my images are stored on my SD card and I just simply transferred between phones. Maybe it has something to do with the order in which it read the files in memory to create the cache that causes the change in order.
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Anyway to fix?
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No way to fix it. Atlest with all the phones ive had i havent found a way.
However new photos will be on too from this point on.
Found this solution in a Samsung Forum:
"Theory behind photos date"
If you did not change the file name it should be written in a way which indicates the year, day and month as well as the precise hour and minute when it was take. This applies to all kind of photos (from every single camera, not only phone ones) and to screenshots, but does not apply to whatsapp photos since only the year, day and month is indicated in the name followed by 000xx where xx indicates in which order you received the photos sent on the same day.
Methods to fix the photo date
Both methods i will show you embed metadata files into the photo, so it will never change the date if it is moved between devices or sd cards!
Method 1:
You can, if you have windows 10 photos program in your pc look at the name of the photo and click on the 3 vertical dots at the top right hand side of the pc screen and then click on file info. The date is now shown at the left of the picture and you can permanently modify that by hand. If you have many photos to modify use method 2. Method 1 is good if you have a few photos to edit or you have to edit a video date, for the other use case go to the notes at the end.
Method 2:
The program i personally use is EXIF date changer* you can dowload it from the developer website here , it should work on windows XP, vista, 7, 8.1, 10. As you can see they offer a free version and a paid version, the free version allow you to fix unlimited amount of photos without having more nieche features, so it is more than enough for what you need to do, so dowload the free version unless you want to support the developer or you need the pro features.
*i want to specify that i have no affiliation with the developer and that i am suggesting their app because i use it myself and it works perfectly. there are other programs which do the same thing if you like others more you can use them.
After you have dowloaded and installed EXIF date changer on your pc move all the photos from your sd card into a folder on you desktop (you can now delete all the photos from the sd card, but i highly recommend you not to delete the desktop copy till you have verified at the end of the procedure everything has gone well, that folder is your only backup!).
Step 1: choose with the button marked with 1 in the photo the folder which contains your pictures* the destination folder will automatically become a folder called adjusted which is created by the program and placed into sourced folder, you can leave it as it is or you can change it if you want, this is your personal preference.
Step 2: in the time difference page (2) select the voice set time/date from (3) and then date in filename (4).
*when choosing the folder there are different scenarios: if your folder hierarchy is like DCIM with inside camera and screenshot folders, the app will look for pics in the DCIM camera but not in the folders inside so it will process no photos, you must choose a folder which has photos directly in it, the photos in subfolders will not be processed and you will have to repeat the process manually afterwards!
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Step 3: click on options (5) and the only think marked should be "Set file date to taken date" this will ensure than the photo date will be embedded into metadata with the same date shown in the filename and will avoid strange conflicts with some gallery apps which read file date and not taken date. Also remember NOT to mark "use file created date to taken date". There is another option pre marked which you should unmark which is "rename files to"**
**rename files to date option is useful if you have a few photos which have a name modified by you like "photo of mark" but have metadata and so show the correct date of when it was taken. I sugget to tailor use that option singularly on those kind of photos so the date is written in the file name and in case the metadata gets lost you have a backup, however when using the program to bulk change date of incorrect photos i would not advise to do that because it will add that to the name of all pics (which already have the date written in it) and it could be annoying. So use that function only on pre selected groups of photos with the overmentioned issue.
Step 4: check that in the advanced, privacy, filters and upgrade to pro everything is turned off.
Step 5: Hit process photos and wait for it to finish.
Step 6: After it finishes click on open folder or manually navigate indicated in destination folder in Step 1. You can rename that folder as you like (for example if you want it to be the camera folder of the phone rename it DCIM) and transfer it to your phone/sd card.
Step 7: check if all the photos are ok and there are no strange things going on with the date, if something is wrong delete the destination folder (indicated in step 1) and do all the process again. Again DO NOT DELETE THE UNTOUCHED PHOTO FOLDER ON YOUR PC TILL YOU VERIFY EVERYTHING IS OK BECAUSE IT IS YOUR ONLY BACKUP.
At this point all your photos date has been fixed!
Notes:
From my personal experience the photos with no date in filename are not modified by the program so if they have metadata it is not modified (if you marked what is indicated in step 3) and they will be fine, again cosider doing it for those photos only indicated in step 3 **.
If a photo keeps having the same behaviour after this process it is because it has not metadata and no date indicated in filename, so nothing can be automated. The date cannot be recovered via the file, but if you remember when you shot it you can permanently change with method 1.
I hope to have helped everyone!
Source: Solved: Photos lost date - Samsung Community
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This is my first android application. I was using an application for windows to view what was eating up my ssd and thought it would be nice to have something on android that could do that.
I also implemented file manager controls (copy,cut,paste,delete,rename,new folder).
As I said I'd really like some feedback, being my first app and all.
Free(ads): Grid Size File Manager Free
Demo(noads): **Unpublished** not needed with free version.
Paid(noads): Grid Size File Manager
(links in next post, thanks willverduzco)
From the app description (What it does!):
Grid Size file manager has all the functionality you expect from a file manager with a useful visual feature. The grid view graphically displays the contents of your storage drive proportional to the size of each folder and file. The grid view also supports image controls so that you can zoom and pan to view folders.
Standard list view is also available for the folder tree, useful for typical file manager functionality and for interacting with files and folders that are empty and thus not displayed in the grid view.
To begin, tap the "scan storage" button. After scan is complete, you are shown your folders via GridView. See below to access ListView. Tap on a colored box to open a folder, labeled via the lighter colored band at the top of each box. To open a file within a folder, simply tap that box and select "ok" when prompted to open that file.
You can zoom in at any time with a standard pinch zoom. You can also pan around by holding your finger down and dragging across the screen. Press and hold on a folder or file to interact with it. Available commands include: open, copy, cut, paste, rename, delete and new folder. Tap the back button on your phone to go back to the previous level of folders.
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Nice app idea.
Here are the links:
Grid Size Free (Ad Supported)
Grid Size Demo (Time Limited)
Grid Size Full (Paid)
Thanks a lot!
Here are my requests
"open folder location" in file manager controls
Add % in Grid mode
This app is petty kick ass. I've always wondered where the heck all my free space went
This saves me from mounting my phone and doing the same process with a desktop app. A+ application! Thanks a ton!
Great app, could do with smooth animations and zooming like DiskUsage, otherwise I think I prefer your app. Loads much faster than DiskUsage does! Will come in handy when frantically trying to free up some space to copy something to the SD card.
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psycho_maniac, thanks for the suggestions!
Those would be pretty easy to implement. When you say open folder location you mean like you can type in a location and it will open it?
Or maybe even have some sort of search functionality would be pretty useful.
kdb, antcodd, thank you!
Love this app. Smooth and perfect. Thank
Does full version has KB/MB/GB indication ?
ukanth, it has the kb indication on the grid folders and files. I does not have it in the list view. I could put the kb in the current folder status bar at the bottom but currently I only have the percentage of storage and folder name.
These are great suggestions! Keep them coming!
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psycho_maniac, thanks for the suggestions!
Those would be pretty easy to implement. When you say open folder location you mean like you can type in a location and it will open it?
Or maybe even have some sort of search functionality would be pretty useful.
kdb, antcodd, thank you!
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No I mean like long press on a location, lets say i see the "media" folder in /sdcard/media" using 50% long pess on that grid and select "open folder location" and it opens "/sdcard/media" with your default file explorer and you can delete stuff.
psycho_maniac, I'm not sure I see the usefulness. My app allows you to delete along with cut, copy, paste, rename and create new folder. Why would you need to open another app to do that?
What are people's thoughts on the price point for the paid version?
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What are people's thoughts on the price point for the paid version?
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Couple of suggestions:
* Include to set option to show size in MB/GB in grid and list view
* I think it would be clear if lines are not there in list view (my personal opinion)
* Add folder properties option in menu
I'll be happy if its less than a dollar ($0.99)
If not also I'll buy
I like the idea for the mb/gb size option. And I really really like the idea for the the show properties!!
And thanks for the suggestion on price! Maybe I shot too high for my first app
It is now 0.99!!
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ukanth, it has the kb indication on the grid folders and files. I does not have it in the list view. I could put the kb in the current folder status bar at the bottom but currently I only have the percentage of storage and folder name.
These are great suggestions! Keep them coming!
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Exactly what I'm missing! Size in bottom bar an list view (maybe at end and not right after %)
and an Option to change from KB to MB and GB.
Absolutely overkill would be that if its over 2048 kbyte its displayed in MB. And if its over 2048mb its gonna be displayed as GB. Maybe with one chifre after coma. Cuz i don't really care if i have 22189mb or 22190mb used in that folder. 22.2gb would suite better.
Also nice gimmick would be the amount of files in that folder ( list view )
Btw took 2-3 minutes to scan my 30gb! Not bad.
P.s. found a bug! (See picture) music folder is 21.6gb !
Link to the Picture
Good point on the size thing, and it would be really easy to implement. Like you said just an if statement.
And I can add it to the current directory too.
I don't see any pictures.
What are the thoughts on restricting the functionality of the free version. Now that the price barrier is lower I think it may be fair. Maybe limit the users to one file operation per day. Like one delete, rename, newfolder, paste a day with the free one.
What are your thoughts, I'm new to all this...
I'm Free user.... means i dont have a credit card, so i never ever think about buying apps ^^ so price doesn't matter to me.
Limiting to Operations per Day would only make customers (if you call them so ^^) angry. Cuz most time you don't use this tool for 3 Weeks, and then again in one day you would like to sort your SD card and want to delet 5 folders!
If you want to bring customers to buy your app, make the "Delet" option only for Paid app Cuz its nice to move folders... but most people want to delet them (i think so)
Another idea: List view is sorted by Size? cant change do Alphabetical by pressing a button / settings ?
P.s Fixed image in other post ^^
No, you're right. I shouldn't make my customers angry.
And I can add sorting to the list of updates!
Sugestion: After entering a file or deleting a file and returning to the main screen have it stay zoomed in to the point you were at prior to entering or deleting a file. Right now if I go into something to delete an interior folder when I go back to the main screen I'm zoomed out to the max again where before entering the folder I may have been zoomed in 3/4X the orginal size.
Well the problem with that is if you are deleting something in the sub folder when you return to the previous folder it will change size, and the whole grid may look a lot different. So I keep it zoomed out so you can see that difference.
OK SO List of updates I plan on working on in the following week:
Support for multiple sd cards (full)
Root folder (at least the ability to look at it for unrooted folks)(full)
Properties of folders/files (full)
Changing the size from KB to MB if larger than 1MB and from MB to GB if larger than 1GB (fixing the one size but with the huge folders displaying at like 2.2 KB instead of GB) (free&full)
Listing size of current dir in the grid (free&full)
Listing size in list view (free&full)
Ability to sort in list view by name (full)
Keep them coming!!
So, we all know factory resetting in the easiest way to improve your battery life and performance, and is usually a good idea after major software updates, or every 6 months or so. We've usually thought of resets as chores, though, and it often takes a LONG time to get your stuff back to normal.
So what if I told you you can reset, enjoy all of the benefits of doing so, and get back almost everything in UNDER AN HOUR. That's right. Under sixty minutes. No computer required - merely a strong internet connection and a little tech knowhow, and that some of these settings be in place for your next reset (since backing stuff up online can take a little while: 60 minutes can only be done if your phone backs these up automatically overnight and not you doing them). Despite that, it does require only a little work from you, so here we go:
STEP 1: GET ALL OF YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW
Start off by backing up stuff to Google - Contacts, calendar, Gmail, Chrome data, and if you're on Android Marshmallow, App data. Go to Settings -> Accounts -> Google -> click on your email -> and turning everything on. This stuff should be on by default anyway, but just to be safe, check.
STEP 2: PHOTO BACKUP
Download the Google Photos app (it should be included by default on most recent Android devices, but if you have an older device, it might not be), then open the hamburger menu. Click Settings -> Back up & Sync, then select the account you want under Active Account. Also, select the upload size: high quality limits images to 16MP and video to 1080p, but is unlimited, while Original counts against your quota but allows full res images. I recommend the former, but do be warned panoramas are subject to the same limitations. Don't forget to select which folders you want backed up, under "Choose folders to back up...". Once this is done, scroll down and click "Back up all", then wait.
STEP 3: WHATSAPP BACKUP
WhatsApp is easily the most popular online messaging service, and thankfully, it's also the one that backs up and restores your stuff the most seamlessly. Go to WhatsApp, tap the overflow icon (three dots in the top right corner), Settings -> Chats and calls -> Chat backup, where you'll be greeted with settings for backing up either locally or Google Drive. Note that this feature was added in an update last year, so if you haven't updated, it may not be there. Also, it should've asked you all of this stuff when it first got updated with this feature, so the settings should already be in place, but tweak them if you'd like, then tap Back Up.
For other chat services, they have their own methods: for BBM, go to settings, then scroll down to the Chats subsection, then find the Save Chat History option, and tap "Backup Now". For LINE, each chat must be backed up individually - tap the arrow in the top-right corner and then "Chat Settings", "Backup Chat History", then "Backup All", then send it as an email to yourself.
STEP 4: EVERYTHING ELSE
You want to make sure the rest of the stuff you care about is saved. If you're running Android Lollipop or lower, you'll want to make sure all your apps are backed up: most apps with accounts theoretically don't need to be worried about, as they're supposed to sync. Be sure your games are backed up too: sign in to either Google Play Games or their own account-based systems. If you're running Marshmallow, Android automatically backs up your app data, up to 25MB.
For things like Messages and Phone, most manufacturers have their own systems: check under Settings -> Backup and reset. For example, here is the Samsung one:
If your manufacturer doesn't have it, I recommend checking out GCloud backup on the Play Store.
STEP 5: ACTUALLY FACTORY RESETTING THE DEVICE
You can do this from either the factory reset option in the Settings app, or by going to your device's recovery mode (to do that, Google "recovery mode [device name]"). Confirm you want to reset, then wait as the device reboots. Now it's time to go through the setup screen as if your device was new! If you're running Android 5.1 Lollipop or later, the device will ask you for your last signed in Google account and password, as a means of preventing thieves who've gained access to your device illegally and reset it.
STEP 6: SELECT WHICH APPS YOU WANT RE-INSTALLED
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During the setup process, Google will ask you which apps you want restored from your old phone. I don't recommend reinstalling everything again, since you'll actually find that if you install them only when you need them, you'll actually find out a lot of these apps you don't actually need.
STEP 7: GETTING EVERYTHING BACK IN PLACE
Head to the Play Store and update all of your apps, then it's time to open each app and re-sign in back to your account. WhatsApp will ask you if you want to restore your data if you're using both the same phone number and Google account as before, so agree if you wish to. For LINE, re-download your backup, then you have to open each person you want your chats to be restored, open Chat Settings, then "import". Rinse and repeat. For most other apps and games, it's a matter of signing into the right account.
Now here's the one I used to loathe: getting photos back, since Google Photos doesn't provide a batch download option. Or does it? Search Google Takeout on google.com, and open the link (I recommend avoiding doing this with Chrome, for some reason it kept quitting on me while downloading). Tap "Select None" at the top, scroll down to Google Photos, open the dropdown menu, and select the albums you want to download (you may have to rotate to landscape to do this properly: Takeout is meant to be visited on desktop), then tap OK. Scroll to the bottom, and tap "Next". Wait for the email that your stuff is ready, open the link, then download the zip file. Use a file manager to extract the files to your "DCIM" folder, and you should be good to go! (Just a note: Google Photos may back all of this up again, just delete the backup once it does so).
And you're golden! Now you know the right way to enjoy the benefits of a fresh new phone without the cost of buying a new phone, or the big amounts of effort you thought a factory reset required.
Hello,
My Google Photos app is only showing the photos taken with the pixel camera in its gallery. If I swipe right, I can choose "Device Folders" and this lets me see photos I've posted from Instagram and any screenshots I've taken. The photos I've downloaded from Chrome or from Facebook are nowhere to be found in the Photos app. Any help? I want to stay away from thrid party photo/gallery apps. Anyone know how to add device folders to the Photos app? I have root btw.
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Hello,
My Google Photos app is only showing the photos taken with the pixel camera in its gallery. If I swipe right, I can choose "Device Folders" and this lets me see photos I've posted from Instagram and any screenshots I've taken. The photos I've downloaded from Chrome or from Facebook are nowhere to be found in the Photos app. Any help? I want to stay away from thrid party photo/gallery apps. Anyone know how to add device folders to the Photos app? I have root btw.
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Photos shows images that are synced or waiting to be synced to the cloud. You'll need to enable cloud backup for those folders.
Here are instructions from Photos help screen.
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Photos shows images that are synced or waiting to be synced to the cloud. You'll need to enable cloud backup for those folders.
Here are instructions from Photos help screen.
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The folders I want aren't showing up in the list of device folders, so I can't click a cloud icon. That's my issue
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The folders I want aren't showing up in the list of device folders, so I can't click a cloud icon. That's my issue
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They would have to be. My saved Twitter images go to the Twitter folder. The screenshots go to Screenshots. Chrome downloads go to the Download folder. Facebook downloads go to Camera.
quangtran1 said:
They would have to be. My saved Twitter images go to the Twitter folder. The screenshots go to Screenshots. Chrome downloads go to the Download folder. Facebook downloads go to Camera.
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I only have "Camera" "Instagram" and "Screenshots". No other folders are showing
Please understand because I have this same problem. When I download a picture from Facebook it is no in Google photos. NO folder for Facebook is listed. It is NOT in the camera folder.
Usually, if you have images from Facebook or Screenshots they are stored in their respective folders inside of the pictures directory. As mentioned above, in Photos, if you tap on the 3 lines on the upper left of the screen and choose "Device folders" it will show you all images stored locally on your phone. If you suspect Photos is not behaving correctly, you can use the Downloads app to also see images stored on your phone.
Simply launch the app called Downloads. Tap the 3 lines in the upper left (if the menu doesn't open automatically) and choose Images. That will also show all the folders with images on your phone.
This happened to me too. I tried downloading some high resolution images sent to me via email, and although they showed up in my Downloads folder, nothing I did would make them show up in my actual Photos app (under Device Folders or otherwise). If you go to Downloads folder multi-select the photos you want, and click the 3 dots in upper-right, it lets you choose "Upload to Photos" as an option. Though it makes you choose an "Account" (where my gmail address shows). You'd think this would work (since the Photos app logo is alleged where you're 'uploading' these photos to), but this didn't work for me either! Anyone else have any luck? I don't want to take 'screenshots' of these high-res photos as I feel it will reduce the photo quality. Please help!
AZTX said:
Usually, if you have images from Facebook or Screenshots they are stored in their respective folders inside of the pictures directory. As mentioned above, in Photos, if you tap on the 3 lines on the upper left of the screen and choose "Device folders" it will show you all images stored locally on your phone. If you suspect Photos is not behaving correctly, you can use the Downloads app to also see images stored on your phone.
Simply launch the app called Downloads. Tap the 3 lines in the upper left (if the menu doesn't open automatically) and choose Images. That will also show all the folders with images on your phone.
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Same problem on a OnePlus One running Slim7. When I open the Downloads app and select images or video, I get a message that says "Can't load content at the moment."
Any ideas?
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sconebranch said:
Same problem on a OnePlus One running Slim7. When I open the Downloads app and select images or video, I get a message that says "Can't load content at the moment."
Any ideas?
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Never mind. Cleared data in Download Manager and Media Storage and everything's back to normal.
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The folders I want aren't showing up in the list of device folders, so I can't click a cloud icon. That's my issue
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it has to be in assistent: backing up folders of your choice
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What is Picture Manager?
Some manufactures like HTC and Sony (probably some more) save pictures taken with an incremented number in the filename, instead with a timestamp like other manufactures do.
When you factory reset your device, buy a new device or clean flash a custom rom, the camera picture counter gets reset and starts with e.g. IMAG_00001 again.
This can be an issue once you backup your files to a harddrive on your PC, because you will have duplicate filenames, although the pictures are actually different.
Picture Manager solves this problem by renaming your taken pictures with a timestamp format that you can select or even define yourself.
You can either start a batch process before you backup your pictures to your HDD, or automatically let Picture Manager rename your files in the background.
Another nice feature Picture Manager offers is that you can let it organize your taken pictures into folders that are named by the year, month and even day.
That will help you to quickly find your pictures again and brings some organization into you pictures.
Requirements
You have to be on at least Android 5.0 Lollipop
How does it work
Picture Manager relies on the EXIF Metadata that is stored into each picture. The EXIF Metadata contains a lot of information, the one Picture Manager needs is the date the picture was taken.
With that information Picture Manager can reliably rename and organize your pictures.
Tasker Plugin
Picture Manager comes with a Tasker Action Plugin. That means that you can start a batch process on different events, like time, when usb gets connected etc.
Premium features
If you want to use the custom format, background service or the Tasker plugin you need to upgrade to the premium version.
To upgrade you can use an in app purchase. Or you paypal me and I mail you a premium code. That way google doesn't get 30% of the income.
Downloads
Picture Manager is available in the playstore:
FAQ
Q: What about videos?
A: Picture Manager can also handle mp4 recorded videos.
Q: What about other manufactures than HTC and Sony?
A: I just know about those two that use an incremented number in their filename. If you know more, let me know. If your files are already timestamped you can still use the organizer to move your files into timestamped folders.
Q: After using the organizer I have sometimes missing files in my gallery?
A: Use the media scanner built in Picture Manager to make those files visible.
Q: Will the background service drain a lot of battery?
A: Picture Manager makes use of Androids JobSheduler, like Google Photos and Amazon Photos instant upload and is very battery friendly. When checking GSAM stats, it is nearly at the very bottom of the list.
Version 1.1.0 available
Additions and updates:
Timestamper format is shown more user friendly now
Added an info button to the custom format field with some examples.
Added "Month as number" switch to organizer tab. Default now, since that way your folders are properly ordered
Fixes:
Fixed Picture Manager not working on external sdcards
Fixed force close caused by JobShedulder getting triggered by batch organizer
Tasker plugin shouldn't need reboot anymore after unlocking premium
16. June ◦ Picture Manager 1.6.0
• Fixed force closes when the service runs
• Fixed progress freezing on Android 5.0 when starting a batch process
• Fixed progress freezing when selected folder has no files
• Fixed rating dialog popping up instead of wizard on first start
• Notification with progressbar shows now during a batch process. Can help that the app is not getting killed by the OS
• Added service trigger delay setting
• Added notification setting
• Logs can be opened now with an external viewer.
I have been racking my brain and can't for the life of me come up with a solution to my problem. I have the unlocked OP8 completely stock. All I want to do is copy my images from the phone to my Widows 10 PC. Something I have done with other phones in the past, shouldn't be a big deal, right? First I tried to simply plug my phone in, enable usb file transfer, and copy the files, and it seems to go like it's copying correctly until it is unable to copy files in "MyCollections" from when I tried to do some sorting of pictures that were from specific holidays or events. It will copy the DCIM folder fine.
My initial thought was that perhaps there was some kind of permissions complication since the collections were made with the oneplus gallery. So I used the OnePlus Switch app. I figured that since the app is made to make backups, it should be able to make a backup and then I simply copy that to my computer. Apparently that too is wrong and it fails to copy once it gets into the "MyCollections" folder.
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Please disregard the "New Folder" naming when I was initially copying the files over folder by folder. That folder was the date and I was trying to see if the files would copy before typing it all out. For the purpose of drag n drop it would be irrelevant.
In a last ditch Google search of ideas to try, I tried to use ADB in an administrator command prompt to copy the files with the command "adb pull /sdcard/opbackup" on my PC. Only to have that too fail
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pull: /sdcard/opbackup/MobileBackup/Data/2020-06-22-230448/Video/Pictures/MyCollections/Balloon Fest 2019 /VID_20190810_211137.mp4 -> ./MobileBackup/Data/2020-06-22-230448/Video/Pictures/MyCollections/Balloon Fest 2019 /VID_20190810_211137.mp4
cannot create '.\MobileBackup\Data\2020-06-22-230448\Video\Pictures\MyCollections\Balloon Fest 2019 \VID_20190810_211137.mp4': Not a directory
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I browsed to the video it was complaining about, opened it in VLC media player on my pc without a problem. I'm having this phone replaced, and for most of these pictures/videos I have no other places they are stored.
I really thought just copying the backup to my pc would solve my problem, but seems I can't actually determine what the real problem -is-. If anyone has any suggestions I'd really appreciate it. I have less than 24 hours before I have to either get the pictures copied, or lose them.
Hey there,
Please follow this:
1. setting
2. about phone -- tap build several times until "you are now a developer" comes up.
3. tap back arrow and go into systems.
4. tap developer options and scroll down an enable usb debugging and tap OK.
5. plug your phone and usb cable into your PC.
6. Pull down notiffication menu and tap on android system -- tap again and select file transfer.
7. Provided that all of your usb drivers are installed in your system, dialog box will come up and select your op8 -- open files.
I hope this helps provided that I understood your situation.
sameog said:
Hey there,
Please follow this:
1. setting
2. about phone -- tap build several times until "you are now a developer" comes up.
3. tap back arrow and go into systems.
4. tap developer options and scroll down an enable usb debugging and tap OK.
5. plug your phone and usb cable into your PC.
6. Pull down notiffication menu and tap on android system -- tap again and select file transfer.
7. Provided that all of your usb drivers are installed in your system, dialog box will come up and select your op8 -- open files.
I hope this helps provided that I understood your situation.
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Unfortunately the fact that I issued ADB commands to the phone would mean I had usb debugging enabled and it had the drivers installed correctly. The problem is not starting the copying of the pictures/videos, the problem is that it fails both using copy and paste like you described and even trying to use ADB to pull the whole backup folder from the phone that way. There seems to be some kind of complication that I used the gallery to create the groups of pictures "My Collections". It will copy the unsorted pictures and videos from the DCIM folder just fine. But there's close to 800 pictures I have sorted in the My Collections that for whatever reason, it won't let me copy no matter how I try.
SebringTech said:
Unfortunately the fact that I issued ADB commands to the phone would mean I had usb debugging enabled and it had the drivers installed correctly. The problem is not starting the copying of the pictures/videos, the problem is that it fails both using copy and paste like you described and even trying to use ADB to pull the whole backup folder from the phone that way. There seems to be some kind of complication that I used the gallery to create the groups of pictures "My Collections". It will copy the unsorted pictures and videos from the DCIM folder just fine. But there's close to 800 pictures I have sorted in the My Collections that for whatever reason, it won't let me copy no matter how I try.
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Aw hell.....
I don't suppose you could upload your collection to google drive or some cloud service first and do what you need to before you lose your data? Thoughts?
sameog said:
Aw hell.....
I don't suppose you could upload your collection to google drive or some cloud service first and do what you need to before you lose your data? Thoughts?
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Since I am about out of time I opted to copy what I can, and subscribe to a year of Google Plus to get plenty of cloud storage to back everything up. So most of my pics are copied. And what it wouldn't let me copy from the "My Collections" will be mixed in with all the other pics in the cloud. Figured the $20 /year wasn't a bad price to pay. Still would have preferred to keep them backed up locally - but I'll make do with what I can.
Hey, if you still having this issue I managed to fix it because same thing happened to me.
The issue is that some folders have space at the end of their names for some reason, if you look at your error - Balloon Fest 2019 . There is a space after 2019 - "Balloon Fest 2019 ". Just remove the space in the folder name and it should fix it. Do the same thing for any further errors.