I was clearing up some data from apps and i accidentally deleted the data from the media storage app. Some of my pictures are gone and so are my ringtones and music. I connected it to the pc and checked the files, and they are still there but won't show up on my phone. I turned it off and back on but nothing. some help would be appreciated
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Deleted media storage data
- Thread starter Withfear
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electricpete
Android Expert
I don't know what a media storage app is.
However, Android hides media files if there is a file named .nomedia (yes, the period is intentional) in the directory or in any directory above.
You can probably search on your computer for .nomedia files (may be a hidden file).
There are also several android programs something like nomedia manager.
Perhaps your media storage app has similar capabilities.
Once you've deleted the .nomedia file, you will still have to force SD card scanning before your files will "reappear". One way to force an sd card scan is to reboot the phone (it's that annoying "scanning sd card message you have to wait for every time you reboot).
However, Android hides media files if there is a file named .nomedia (yes, the period is intentional) in the directory or in any directory above.
You can probably search on your computer for .nomedia files (may be a hidden file).
There are also several android programs something like nomedia manager.
Perhaps your media storage app has similar capabilities.
Once you've deleted the .nomedia file, you will still have to force SD card scanning before your files will "reappear". One way to force an sd card scan is to reboot the phone (it's that annoying "scanning sd card message you have to wait for every time you reboot).