bigb3456

Seriously what is it

ardchoille

A .nomedia file is a blank file placed inside a folder. When the media scanner detects the .nomedia file, the media scanner does not scan that folder so the images in that folder don't appear in the Gallery app. It's a good way of having a folder full of images (like a skin for an app) and not have those images appear in the Gallery app. You can place a .nomedia file in any folder but the filename must begin with a period.

Also, on a Linux system a "dotfile" (a file with a filename that begins with a period) is hidden from standard view, though most file managers have an option to allow viewing dotfiles. So the file is hidden from view and the images in that folder aren't cataloged in the Gallery app.

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Last edited by ardchoille; March 28th, 2011 at 06:48 PM. Reason: added "dotfile" explanation

bigb3456

If I stuck it in my folder called notifications would it hide those files in it from the music gallery

ardchoille

I'm not sure, only one way to find out You can always delete the .nomedia file if it doesn't work.

bigb3456

Where can I generate a nomedia file

ardchoille

A .nomedia file is just a blank text file but has the filename of ".nomedia", any text editor can create a new file but make sure you save it with the .nomedia filename.