[Q] How to trigger media scanner - Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

When i take songs from bluetooth , those songs r saved in bluetooth folder, when i move them to the songs folder they r not updated in the music app when i go to folders tab in music player , there is a folder named bluetooth which has songs but can't play them. And the new folder which i have made that is not present there either
So is there a way to trigger media scanner again??
In G.B it was automatic after every file edit or if we move or delete a file. But in J.B its not automatic. It only triggers after reboot.
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Ya this us a blank side of os but use default file explorer for moving songs and any of media it take responsibility to scan media instance...
Good luk
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atishey23 said:
When i take songs from bluetooth , those songs r saved in bluetooth folder, when i move them to the songs folder they r not updated in the music app when i go to folders tab in music player , there is a folder named bluetooth which has songs but can't play them. And the new folder which i have made that is not present there either
So is there a way to trigger media scanner again??
In G.B it was automatic after every file edit or if we move or delete a file. But in J.B its not automatic. It only triggers after reboot.
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There are widgets that do this. Or you can use widgetsoid to make them.
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atishey23 said:
When i take songs from bluetooth , those songs r saved in bluetooth folder, when i move them to the songs folder they r not updated in the music app when i go to folders tab in music player , there is a folder named bluetooth which has songs but can't play them. And the new folder which i have made that is not present there either
So is there a way to trigger media scanner again??
In G.B it was automatic after every file edit or if we move or delete a file. But in J.B its not automatic. It only triggers after reboot.
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Try this bro Media Rescan app from playstore https://play.google.com/store/apps/...xLDEwMiwiY29tLmFkZHoubWVkaWFzY2FubmVycm9vdCJd
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[Q] Can't find music on SD card even though it's downloaded

Ok so I download an mp3 using one of the many mp3 apps out there (Music Box Pro) I have it set to download to SD/Music
When I open up file explorer I SEE THE FILE in this directory, and I can, via this explorer app, select and open the song and listen to it.
But why can't I locate it on Winamp ? Why can't I use a ring tone maker to locate and use this song ? It finds many other songs -- but not the ones I download
anyone know why ? is a permissions thing ?
basically I am wondering why I can't access the songs I download - I can't assign them to play lists, etc. or use as ring tones. Why not ?
Try finding the music box pro file on sd card and if it exists open it and if the tracks are in it then copy them to another folder ie sounds
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slaphead20 said:
Try finding the music box pro file on sd card and if it exists open it and if the tracks are in it then copy them to another folder ie sounds
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nah, I have it so that the tracks are automatically downloaded to my /sd/music folder -- yet still can't really access them or find them it's as if they don't have permissions, it's really messed.

Music

What folder does my music need to be in? No music on my SD card shows up on my music player
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Create a folder named music and put it in there. It should show up. If not, make a folder named media, then open that and make a folder inside media named music, and put your files in there.
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dblkspecial said:
What folder does my music need to be in? No music on my SD card shows up on my music player
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What music player are using?
I'm using the stock music player "my music" I put my music on my internal and it wasn't on my music player so I rebooted and then they showed up
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As long as there isn't a file called .nomedia in it, your phone should find music in pretty much any folder. That being said, if you're using the stock music player on ICS, make sure that MotoCast process isn't frozen. The stock music player is dependent on it for some reason, even though it doesn't appear to be the same as the MotoCast program that can be downloaded from the Play Store.

Google play music

Can you move google play music that was purchased from google to the HTC music app.
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If it's downloaded physically to your phone, (not in cache form, but in actual mp3 form) then the Android media scanner will automatically put them in the local app.
If you change the cache files to a .mp3 file extension they will play fine and be seen in your media folder
18th.abn said:
If you change the cache files to a .mp3 file extension they will play fine and be seen in your media folder
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How would you do that ?
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Go itnt the data folder for Google music, it's /sdcard/android/data/com.xxxxxxxxxxx. find the cache folder using root explorer or which ever app you prefer. Just change each file name in the cache folder to a xxxxxxxx.mp3
The above will work, but unless you're comfortable with a batch renaming tool (command line or otherwise), could be rather painful. If you search around though, I think there was a project called Google Music FS or something similar that (if you were rooted) allowed you to share your music into any local-storage using music app.
You can also download the purchased music onto your computer through Google Music. Then transfer the songs over
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[Q] Exclude Album Art

Is there a way to exclude music album art from the stock Sony photo app (Xperia T running 4.3)? Album covers currently flood my photo library.
Thanks
Add a .nomedia file to your music folder
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Mad Marty said:
Add a .nomedia file to your music folder
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Doesn't this hide the actual mp3 files from apps such as Google Play Music?
butterblum said:
Doesn't this hide the actual mp3 files from apps such as Google Play Music?
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Yes, it does hide all mp3 files also; not a solution.
As far as I know, there is no solution. I just use Quickpic and remove the in-built gallery/album app (or just don't use it, if you don't want to remove it). With Quickpic you can pick which folders you want to include, or pick which folders you want to exclude, or hide. A lot more versatile than the default Android app, and 10 times faster.

[Q] MP3 ringtones showing in Play Music app

How can I keep short mp3's I have on my phone for use as ringtones from showing up in the Play Music app?
Adding a blank file with the name .nomedia in the ringtones directory solves the problem but then in turn prevents me from being able to choose those files as ringtones.
I'm sure this isn't a new issue but one that I've never encountered since all my previous phones had an SD card slot and I kept these files on the external rather than internal storage.
HankStorm said:
How can I keep short mp3's I have on my phone for use as ringtones from showing up in the Play Music app?
Adding a blank file with the name .nomedia in the ringtones directory solves the problem but then in turn prevents me from being able to choose those files as ringtones.
I'm sure this isn't a new issue but one that I've never encountered since all my previous phones had an SD card slot and I kept these files on the external rather than internal storage.
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Bump to see if anyone has any ideas.
What works for me is: after adding them to the ringtones folder, go to setting, apps, scroll across to all and then down to media storage. Force stop and clear data and then reboot. On reboot wait a while for the play music app to rebuild and the should be gone.
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maccag said:
What works for me is: after adding them to the ringtones folder, go to setting, apps, scroll across to all and then down to media storage. Force stop and clear data and then reboot. On reboot wait a while for the play music app to rebuild and the should be gone.
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That seems to have worked! It's been a few hours and the ringtone files aren't showing in the Play Music app but all my actual music files are. Thanks for the tip!
HankStorm said:
That seems to have worked! It's been a few hours and the ringtone files aren't showing in the Play Music app but all my actual music files are. Thanks for the tip!
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Your welcome
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