Can .nomedia be a folder?
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If a file called .nomedia gets put into a directory, the Media Scanner skips that directory, e.g. sprite images.
Does that also work if .nomedia is a folder?
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If a file called .nomedia gets put into a directory, the Media Scanner skips that directory, e.g. sprite images.
Does that also work if .nomedia is a folder?
media-scanner
edited Dec 16 at 13:41
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asked Dec 16 at 12:23
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If a file called .nomedia gets put into a directory, the Media Scanner skips that directory, e.g. sprite images.
Does that also work if .nomedia is a folder?
media-scanner
edited Dec 16 at 13:41
iBug
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asked Dec 16 at 12:23
neverMind9
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If a file called .nomedia gets put into a directory, the Media Scanner skips that directory, e.g. sprite images.
Does that also work if .nomedia is a folder?
media-scanner
media-scanner
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edited Dec 16 at 13:41
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neverMind9
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edited Dec 16 at 13:41
iBug
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edited Dec 16 at 13:41
iBug
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edited Dec 16 at 13:41
iBug
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Yes. If a folder contains another folder that is named .nomedia, the parent folder will be ignored.
The relevant code is here (note to the confused: File doesn't necessarily be a regular file - in Linux directories are just special files).
One of my favorite IME app also creates folders of this name (instead of files) in its asset folders - the assets are ignored by MediaScanner.
Trivia: If you managed to put other special files like symbolic links or named pipes (FIFOs) with the name .nomedia, it will also work. (Spoiler: indeed you can, but you need root).
An alternative way, as suggested by beeshyams, is to rename the parent folder and make it start with a dot. This has the same effect as having a .nomedia inside it, as both ways make the code return true (should be ignored).
answered Dec 16 at 13:39
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+1. i didn't know that !
– beeshyams♦
Dec 16 at 13:40
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I don't think the "note to the confused" is especially un-confusing.java.io.Fileis not Android or Linux specific, and can just represent any pathname, including a directory name, on any system, eg. on Windows.
– Michał Politowski
Dec 17 at 8:31
@MichałPolitowski I myself don't even have any Java experience! But anyway, a non-programmer would possibly think aFileis a file, no?
– iBug
Dec 17 at 9:59
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Yes. If a folder contains another folder that is named .nomedia, the parent folder will be ignored.
The relevant code is here (note to the confused: File doesn't necessarily be a regular file - in Linux directories are just special files).
One of my favorite IME app also creates folders of this name (instead of files) in its asset folders - the assets are ignored by MediaScanner.
Trivia: If you managed to put other special files like symbolic links or named pipes (FIFOs) with the name .nomedia, it will also work. (Spoiler: indeed you can, but you need root).
An alternative way, as suggested by beeshyams, is to rename the parent folder and make it start with a dot. This has the same effect as having a .nomedia inside it, as both ways make the code return true (should be ignored).
answered Dec 16 at 13:39
iBug
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+1. i didn't know that !
– beeshyams♦
Dec 16 at 13:40
1
I don't think the "note to the confused" is especially un-confusing.java.io.Fileis not Android or Linux specific, and can just represent any pathname, including a directory name, on any system, eg. on Windows.
– Michał Politowski
Dec 17 at 8:31
@MichałPolitowski I myself don't even have any Java experience! But anyway, a non-programmer would possibly think aFileis a file, no?
– iBug
Dec 17 at 9:59
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Yes. If a folder contains another folder that is named .nomedia, the parent folder will be ignored.
The relevant code is here (note to the confused: File doesn't necessarily be a regular file - in Linux directories are just special files).
One of my favorite IME app also creates folders of this name (instead of files) in its asset folders - the assets are ignored by MediaScanner.
Trivia: If you managed to put other special files like symbolic links or named pipes (FIFOs) with the name .nomedia, it will also work. (Spoiler: indeed you can, but you need root).
An alternative way, as suggested by beeshyams, is to rename the parent folder and make it start with a dot. This has the same effect as having a .nomedia inside it, as both ways make the code return true (should be ignored).
answered Dec 16 at 13:39
iBug
5,63532448
4
+1. i didn't know that !
– beeshyams♦
Dec 16 at 13:40
1
I don't think the "note to the confused" is especially un-confusing.java.io.Fileis not Android or Linux specific, and can just represent any pathname, including a directory name, on any system, eg. on Windows.
– Michał Politowski
Dec 17 at 8:31
@MichałPolitowski I myself don't even have any Java experience! But anyway, a non-programmer would possibly think aFileis a file, no?
– iBug
Dec 17 at 9:59
add a comment |
Yes. If a folder contains another folder that is named .nomedia, the parent folder will be ignored.
The relevant code is here (note to the confused: File doesn't necessarily be a regular file - in Linux directories are just special files).
One of my favorite IME app also creates folders of this name (instead of files) in its asset folders - the assets are ignored by MediaScanner.
Trivia: If you managed to put other special files like symbolic links or named pipes (FIFOs) with the name .nomedia, it will also work. (Spoiler: indeed you can, but you need root).
An alternative way, as suggested by beeshyams, is to rename the parent folder and make it start with a dot. This has the same effect as having a .nomedia inside it, as both ways make the code return true (should be ignored).
answered Dec 16 at 13:39
iBug
5,63532448
Yes. If a folder contains another folder that is named .nomedia, the parent folder will be ignored.
The relevant code is here (note to the confused: File doesn't necessarily be a regular file - in Linux directories are just special files).
One of my favorite IME app also creates folders of this name (instead of files) in its asset folders - the assets are ignored by MediaScanner.
Trivia: If you managed to put other special files like symbolic links or named pipes (FIFOs) with the name .nomedia, it will also work. (Spoiler: indeed you can, but you need root).
An alternative way, as suggested by beeshyams, is to rename the parent folder and make it start with a dot. This has the same effect as having a .nomedia inside it, as both ways make the code return true (should be ignored).
answered Dec 16 at 13:39
iBug
5,63532448
edited Dec 17 at 4:33
answered Dec 16 at 13:39
iBug
5,63532448
answered Dec 16 at 13:39
iBug
5,63532448
answered Dec 16 at 13:39
iBug
5,63532448
5,63532448
4
+1. i didn't know that !
– beeshyams♦
Dec 16 at 13:40
1
I don't think the "note to the confused" is especially un-confusing.java.io.Fileis not Android or Linux specific, and can just represent any pathname, including a directory name, on any system, eg. on Windows.
– Michał Politowski
Dec 17 at 8:31
@MichałPolitowski I myself don't even have any Java experience! But anyway, a non-programmer would possibly think aFileis a file, no?
– iBug
Dec 17 at 9:59
add a comment |
4
+1. i didn't know that !
– beeshyams♦
Dec 16 at 13:40
1
I don't think the "note to the confused" is especially un-confusing.java.io.Fileis not Android or Linux specific, and can just represent any pathname, including a directory name, on any system, eg. on Windows.
– Michał Politowski
Dec 17 at 8:31
@MichałPolitowski I myself don't even have any Java experience! But anyway, a non-programmer would possibly think aFileis a file, no?
– iBug
Dec 17 at 9:59
4
4
+1. i didn't know that !
– beeshyams♦
Dec 16 at 13:40
+1. i didn't know that !
– beeshyams♦
Dec 16 at 13:40
1
1
I don't think the "note to the confused" is especially un-confusing.
java.io.File is not Android or Linux specific, and can just represent any pathname, including a directory name, on any system, eg. on Windows.– Michał Politowski
Dec 17 at 8:31
I don't think the "note to the confused" is especially un-confusing.
java.io.File is not Android or Linux specific, and can just represent any pathname, including a directory name, on any system, eg. on Windows.– Michał Politowski
Dec 17 at 8:31
@MichałPolitowski I myself don't even have any Java experience! But anyway, a non-programmer would possibly think a
File is a file, no?– iBug
Dec 17 at 9:59
@MichałPolitowski I myself don't even have any Java experience! But anyway, a non-programmer would possibly think a
File is a file, no?– iBug
Dec 17 at 9:59
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