Folders become "hidden" from media players (and image viewers, etc.) when they contain a .nomedia file. If that is the issue then you can delete the file and they should be visible again.
On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:47 AM, EPPack <[email protected]> wrote: > Looking for an app to play my music files on my HTC Evo 4G. Somehow or > another it got messed up (probably my fault :) and the standard music app, > plus other popular ones, including Real and Winamp, cannot find where the > files are located. The files are perfectly fine, they play in Astro, for > example, a file manager app, and they are in the correct folder on the > device (/sdcard/music) but when I open the player apps, they all say they > cannot find any music. The Astro app, of course, not being a music manager, > has absolutely no bells and whistles. > > I had the exact same problem with images that were correctly located, etc, > and the Gallery app couldn't see them, but I found QuickPic, an app that > actually has a setting for "Show hidden" and now I can see them just fine in > a photo-specific app. The QuickPic author apparently doesn't have an audio > version--I checked. I'm ass-u-ming that there should be SOME kind of music > app out there that will do the same thing. Um, free is GOOD :) > > I have no solid idea how both of those folders got essentially hidden, but > unless I want to do a factory reset, I just have to live with it. I've tried > to find a solution in a lot of places, now, but so far nothing has been > found, so I'm trying to work with the devil I have :) > > Ideas?? > > TIA > > elaine > > > *** REPLY ONLY TO LIST PLEASE ** > *unless you are sending something *ONLY* to me > *--hey, I'm on the list, I'll get it! Please > don't send me two copies! > *---------------------------------------------- > Elaine Pack, Web Analyst > Charlottesville, VA > Preferred email: epp dot 7t1 dot listz AT gmail dot com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
