Help SG3 seems to "take" unknown files and save them

[gilliverx3]

to my phone. Whenever I go to sync my photos and videos to my computer, I get way more pictures than I ever took. Pictures of random strangers. Pictures of stupid memes. Pictures of some old ladies gravestone. You get the picture.

It's annoying going through over 800+ pictures deleting them all.

How can I fix this issue? I'm a new owner (2 months in). Previously owned an iPhone 4 before this, so I am totally new to the world of Android.

Any helps or point me to the right thread where I can fix this problem would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Harry2]

You'd look for this unknown pics with a file manager in your phone's folder Download.
I think the pics are part of HTMLs in some emails (spam?) and downloads (unnoticed?) of web sites or HTML docs (offline reader?).

The pics and vids which you took with your phone's cam are in the folder DCIM and its subfolders.
Maybe you can exclude the Download folder for your sync with the PC.

Harry

 

[quickaudi]

Is your browser set to download them?

 

[gilliverx3]

I've searched through all of the visable folders, sub folders, download files, and I can't seem to find where they hide?

 

[gilliverx3]

Is your browser set to download them?

I use google chrome and as far as I know.

 

[gilliverx3]

You'd look for this unknown pics with a file manager in your phone's folder Download.
I think the pics are part of HTMLs in some emails (spam?) and downloads (unnoticed?) of web sites or HTML docs (offline reader?).

The pics and vids which you took with your phone's cam are in the folder DCIM and its subfolders.
Maybe you can exclude the Download folder for your sync with the PC.

Harry

There is nothing in the folders. I looked through them all, not just the DCIM folder. Well, none of the random pictures anyway. I searched both the phones memory and the sd card memory. Nothing. Checked the download area, nothing. I'm stumped. I'm generally pretty good with figuring these things out but this one is beyond me.

 

[Harry2]

You'd use ES File Explorer's search option. It let you search for pictures only. When you have got the search outcome pick some of these unknown pictures for showing their properties. It'd show you where the pictures are stored at your phone.

Harry