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Gallery concerns

511

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Hey gang,

1. Is there a way to prevent Gallery from automatically importing any photos transferred to the Droid? Initially I was excited to discover ASTRO, and I quickly organized many of my folders to mirror how I stored information on my old smart phone. To my displeasure, Gallery automatically imported all of the photos I placed into folders.

2. Can the program be shut off and or deleted?

3. What if any alternate applications are out there?


Thanks,
511
 
You can hide folders and their contents from the Media app. Just add a "." (period) to the beginning of the folder. Example = ".hidden files" will not show up in Gallery, but "hidden files" would. The period hides folders :)
 
Hey gang,

1. Is there a way to prevent Gallery from automatically importing any photos transferred to the Droid? Initially I was excited to discover ASTRO, and I quickly organized many of my folders to mirror how I stored information on my old smart phone. To my displeasure, Gallery automatically imported all of the photos I placed into folders.

2. Can the program be shut off and or deleted?

3. What if any alternate applications are out there?


Thanks,
511


I don't believe you can just delete the Gallery. It's probably something you'll have to live with and just manage your files with Astro.

Edit: Martin gave a great answer. Seems like there should be something simpler though.
 
I attempted to put a period in front of the folders in question but in each attempt I get an error message that says; "You must type a file name"

The folder name is ".wpd511"

What am I missing?
 
I attempted to put a period in front of the folders in question but in each attempt I get an error message that says; "You must type a file name"

The folder name is ".wpd511"

What am I missing?
Try mounting your Droid to your computer and changing the folder name from your PC.
Also there is another option.... you can create a blank file named ".nomedia" and drop that into the folder in question. It's supposed to hide the entire folder :)

Here's a couple threads to help out -
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-audio-video/1061-hiding-pics.html
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-general-discussions/13953-how-can-you-hide-pictures.html
 
Download EStrongs File Explorer from the Market. It will allow you to add periods to the folders on your SD card. :) I can confirm it works.
 
Prior to reading your “Estrongs” tip, I returned to the droid and successfully renamed the folders in question. It worked perfectly <almost> lol…….. I checked in the Gallery and I was very pleased to see everything cleaned up perfectly!
I then returned to my newly “hidden” folders only to discover I can’t see them (obviously) but cannot figure out how to make them viewable to me again…This is frickin hilarious.
My immediate after thought was: damn, I should have asked Martin how to make folders viewable again

I'm currently using ASTRO file manager
 
I am happy to report that I located "show hidden files" under; preferences>look and feel>show hidden files

yeaaahoo!!

Thanks again Martin for all your help! You provided the solution to one of my major dislikes of the phone. And as I figured, it wasn't the phone, it was the operator!!
 
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