I see this question asked all the time. How do you hide your photos and videos from showing up in the S60 built in Gallery application? You may want to hide a video or photo you took of your girlfriend or imbarressing drunken times that you don't want your family to see when there checking out your awesome phone, or whatever it might be.
There are a few ways to doe this, but I use this method for a surefire solution. It is quite simple using a free software called Y-Browser to change the file attributes. Y-Browser is a program that you should have installed anyways. It's a file browser that gives you all the options you need, allowing you to maintain your phone's drives much like you do on your PC. Here are the steps to hiding photos or videos on yourNokia N82.
1. Download & Install Y-Browser. I recommend to install all the extra plug-ins that you see on that page, so that you can send any files via message, bluetooth, handle zip files, etc.
2. Once installed, locate the file you want to hide in Y-Browser. They should be stored on your memory card (E:), under the folders Images or Videos of course.
3. After you find the file your going to hide, push Options, then File, then Attributes.
4. Now you see a screen with a list of options. Change System to Yes, and Hidden to Yes. Once you do that, push save, then exit the program.
5. Now just restart your phone. Check the gallery, and they shouldn't show up anymore. Just keep in mind the file is still there, and when you load up the files on your computer to show off to friends, the file will be there. Which leads me to my next optional step...
6. Optional - Move your file into another folder, I put mine into the "Other" folder. Do this by finding the file like before, clicking Options, Edit, Cut. Then just navigate to the folder you want to move it to, and Paste it in that folder.
And thats it. Let me know if you have other solutions that are much easier, and if you have any problems let me know.
If you have another way that works for you, comment so I can try it out. I'm sure there are many different solutions, I just find this way the best.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Hiding Photos & Videos On Nokia N82
Posted by Mike Macias at 8:19 AM
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well just drag your files to the system folder and no more restarting. =)
isn't that the files are still showing up on other places... I've tried this out but the movies I had on my phone where still visible in Videocentre.
Hi,
you recommend to install all the extra plug-ins that I see on that page, so that I can send any files via message, bluetooth, handle zip files, etc.
But there are two files that named nearly the same:
Y-Browser version 085 (Multi language)
and
Y-Browser version 085 (B) (Multi language)
Should I install both ?!
Thank you in forward and witg greetnigs from Germany
harald-hans
thats a good question. i've never noticed the b version. i always just go with the first one.
to admin, i don't know how to hide your files from the video center. i never use it. if you find a way,please let us know.
when hiding several files, its annoying that we need to repeatedly go to Options > File > Attributes.
The shortcuts are very helpful on situations like this! Go to Options > Extras > shortcuts.
You can change these shortcuts depending on your preference. The default for a file's Attributes is number "8"
gust... you are a true power user.
Maybe someone can help me, I've tried to use ybrowser to hide files but when I try to save the files I always get "[filename] is an invalid name" Am I doing something wrong?
I have the same problem, cant save after changing attributes. Any ideas?
I wrote tha last post.
Somehow I managed to hide one picture. I just did it by the instruction! Im sure when phone gave me the error message I did the same way. But cant do it anymore, again phone gives me error: "filename is invalid" Also I cant unhide that picture.
So what is going on?
hey guys. looks like this isn't working anymore with the newest n82 firmware. i'm getting the same exact error as you. it used to work just fine.
time to find another solution. try putting them into the system folder like another commenter mentioned.
I got the photos i didnt want to be seen and stuck them in a zip file (o:
Hi Mike,
Great blog! I am having trouble when I install Garmin MobileXT navigation solution on my N82 black. Installation always puts few pictures (Garmin splash screen and hourglass) into my Gallery view and it irritates me. Let us know when you find a working solution for hiding pictures.
Thanks
Cu
Hey Tomi. Nokia really needs to give us an option to specify a certain path of images to show in the gallery. Right now it pretty much searches the entire memory card. Stupid.
I agree. They shoul put an option like Folders to monitor in Windows Media player. It is tupid to scan whole memory card everytime I run my Galery. It olnl makes it slower. The same thing goes for Music playe, it should monitor ony it's own folder. Now I have ringtones and stuff like that that in my Music Player
Btw love reading your blog, keep up the good work!
the software hides all the files i hid, but it still shows the file hidden by using one photo for all the files that is hidden.
does any one has same such experience using y- browser?
Hey guys. I'm trying this method out with x-plore and it works like a charm. I don't use video center, so I can't say anything on that, but the files are gone from my gallery. By the way, great site this is. Just got this phenomenal phone and this place sure is a big help.
HI!
I have a problem with my N86. Im using the Y-Browser but the photo only hides in that folder. It still shows up in the gallery. Ive changed both system and hidden to yes.
What to do?
// John
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