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hello i cannot delete .nomedia file

deepak07

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Jul 9, 2012
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i had tried .nomedia file to hide some files from gallery. unfortunately, i placed .nomedia file in wrong place and now i cannot see any files in the gallery. please help... while checking in my laptop with windows7, i cannot see the .media file thru laptop...
 
i had tried .nomedia file to hide some files from gallery. unfortunately, i placed .nomedia file in wrong place and now i cannot see any files in the gallery. please help... while checking in my laptop with windows7, i cannot see the .media file thru laptop...

try a file explorer like Astro or ES. Do you know what folder you put it in?


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yeah thanks....!!

i can see the file in Astro only when i try to search it.. however, i can't delete the file when Astro brings up the search conetent.. the file is in /mnt/sdcard...


and.. i could also see the file thru ASTRO under SD CARD USAGE... but no option to delete or rename it...
 
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