I've had the same problem, I'm not sure it is any app that is causing it because I did a factory reset on my N1 (gingerbread), wiping everything and my pics and music appear for a day (so I don't think it is the SDCard), then disappear by the next day. This only starting happening with Gingerbread update. Also my photos become a blurry resolution in the brief time before disappearing. I bought an iPod touch to take pictures now and play music and just do a wifi hotspot through my Android, it works well. My N1 is a little too unreliable these days for media. I've seen other reports of these types of problems scattered about as well.
Shane On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 8:44 AM, EPPack <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi JoeyShabadoo! I'm answering your msg dated 08:51 AM 5/16/2011: > > >Glad I could help eliminate your frustration Elaine! I don't know what > >stupid program put a .nomedia file in your root directory. How lame! > > Tell me about it!! And it had to be some app, 'cause all of this used to > work just fine. > > > >The .nomedia file tells the operating system not to scan for media on > >the SD card in the folder which it resides. For example, image viewers > >and mp3 players won't autoload these files. Also, it works > >recursively, meaning that it applies to all subfolders as well. There > > Aha! Yes, figgered that out (that it was recursive) which in itself can be > helpful at times, but not so helpful in others. While it would be redundant, > these are small files, what zero bytes? I'd rather put one *exactly* where > it's needed, in every folder if necessary, just to avoid this problem! > > > >are some apps that help you manage your nomedia folders, just search > >for ".nomedia" on the app market. > > Ah! I'll definitely check that out. I can always copy/paste as needed, but > a more graceful interface would be useful. <bit later> Found "Gallery > Excluder", seems to work very nicely! > > Again, thanks! > > elaine > > > >-Joey > > > >On May 13, 3:06 pm, EPPack <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Joey Fisher! I'm answering your msg dated 01:52 PM 5/13/2011: > >> > >> >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. > >> > >> Hopefully, these little screenshots will come thru the group. If not, > >> let me know and I'll email them directly to you. > >> > >> So I hooked it up to my PC as a drive, and did a search for files > >> named .nomedia. This is all that turned up: > >> > >> Emacs! > >> > >> (the device comes in as E:, which of course is the sdcard. My images > >> are in the DCIM/100media folder, and music lives in Music: > >> > >> Emacs! > >> and > >> Emacs! > >> > >> None of these files show up in either the standard Gallery app nor in > >> any of the music apps I've tried. There's not a .nomedia file in > >> either of these locations. Is there another way they can be hidden > >> than that? Or is there a trickle down from the actual locations noted > >> above? Do note there is one at the very top level of the card. I did > >> a manual look at the actual device, too, and there's definitely not a > >> .nomedia file in the folders in question. That said, I'll try > >> deleting that top level file and see what happens :) Or at least > >> rename it, suspenders and belts :) > >> > >> <later> so I renamed the file, and just for fun, shut the phone down > >> completely, then restarted it. > >> > >> And IT WORKED!!! I see my music files!! I also see all of my > >> photos!!!! YAYAYAYAY!! I'm even seeing images from other apps in the > >> Gallery. FANTASTIC!! This has been SOOO frustrating to me, but you > >> are the ONLY person who came up with a solution :) JOEY ROCKS!!!! > >> > >> So how does that nomedia file get created, Joey? Obviously, and good > >> to know, there IS a trickle down, since the only file I killed was > >> the one at the "root" level of the card, which of course "freed" up > >> the subfolders. > >> > >> THANK YOU!!! > >> > >> elaine > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:47 AM, EPPack > >> ><<mailto:[email protected]>[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! 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