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Root [Boost Mobile] How do you stop a folder from being seen by android

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alpha2k

Android Expert
What I wanna do is make a single backup folder, then have stuff like ringtones, notifications, alarms, and pics under that folder.

What I want to prevent is ringtones and pics from being seen twice by the system. So I wouldn't say see a ringtone called ring1 twice when picking a ringtone, and I wouldn't see a pic1 twice in gallery.

I know you can put a .nomedia in the folder you want to hide from the system, but can you do it in a single folder and it keeps sub folders also from being seen?

Example:

Backup/
/ringtones
/notifications
/alarms
/pics
/apps

This is just a small example, but if I put a .nomedia under backup root, will that then hide ringtones, notifications, alarms, and pics with the single .nomedia file?

End result would be:

Backup/.nomedia (file)
/ringtones
/notifications
/alarms
/pics

Will that work, or do I need a .nomedia in each folder?
 
Its crazy cause i almost wanna say its common sense but if you weren't on android since the begining its not. and i always get asked this question all the time is there an app to hide files., there is but theres no need. great answer.
 
unotlikeme said:
Its crazy cause i almost wanna say its common sense but if you weren't on android since the begining its not. and i always get asked this question all the time is there an app to hide files., there is but theres no need. great answer.
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Lol. No doubt. It's amazing what how simple some of the fixes can be. :D
 
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