How to filter pictures in Samsung Photo Album?

[Guest dgmorland]

I have installed a few applications to My Storage and the image files associate with these apps show up in the Photo Album application. Is there a way to prevent certain folders being scanned for inclusion of images in the Photo Album or perhaps a way to specify which folders I want it to monitor for pictures to include in the album?

[Guest mickequipe]

This happened to me as well with Google maps. The Icons showed in the photo album. :D

I changed the file properties of the offending files to hidden via activesync and they stopped showing in photo album. :P

Now if only it worked with the audio files in touchplayer as well I'd be happy, because they still show up in the libary! :)

[Guest inmatrixout]

Here is the solution:

You have to exclude the unwanted folder by modding the registry

1) With a registry editor go to HKLM/Software/TecAce/PhotoAlbum/ExcludeFolders

2) Add a new string value for every folder you want to exclude, you must give them the name of 000, 001, 002,... etc

As string data you must add the folder address, you must separate folder with the symbol \ (like the picture below)!!!

Example: If you want to exclude Program files folder, you have to make a new string value like "001" and you have to add \My storage\Program files

That's it!!!

Notice that you have to clean the thumbnails that Photo Album creates! I use the clean option of SKTools :)

As you can see it works with multi-language roms as well!!!

Κάρτα αποθ. = Storage card

Η αποθ. μου = My storage

[Guest AndrewTan]

Here is the solution:

You have to exclude the unwanted folder by modding the registry

1) With a registry editor go to HKLM/Software/TecAce/PhotoAlbum/ExcludeFolders

2) Add a new string value for every folder you want to exclude, you must give them the name of 000, 001, 002,... etc

As string data you must add the folder address, you must separate folder with the symbol \ (like the picture below)!!!

Example: If you want to exclude Program files folder, you have to make a new string value like "001" and you have to add \My storage\Program files

That's it!!!

Notice that you have to clean the thumbnails that Photo Album creates! I use the clean option of SKTools :)

As you can see it works with multi-language roms as well!!!

Κάρτα αποθ. = Storage card

Η αποθ. μου = My storage

Thanks a lot, it is working :P

Beside this, did you know how to filter out at TouchPlayer as well? :D

[Guest dgmorland]

Thanks, that trick cleaned all the rubbbish out of my Photo Album :)

[Guest monyozt]

As you can see it works with multi-language roms as well!!!

Κάρτα αποθ. = Storage card

Η αποθ. μου = My storage

how to write "Κάρτα αποθ and Η αποθ. μου ?" coz i didn't found that word on my Omnia 2. im using XXh5 firmware

[Guest FerdiBorbon]

Can this be done with touchplayer too??

I want to filter it to only my movies as i use pocke music for my mp3s...

[Guest inmatrixout]

how to write "Κάρτα αποθ and Η αποθ. μου ?" coz i didn't found that word on my Omnia 2. im using XXh5 firmware

This is for Greek Rom!

If you have an English Rom you have to write "Storage Card" and "My Storage" (without the quotes) my friend!!! :)

Edited October 5, 2009 by inmatrixout

[Guest yeoching]

not working for me, all the photo in the \Storage Card\My Music still appearing.. :)

[Guest inmatrixout]

not working for me, all the photo in the \Storage Card\My Music still appearing.. :D

You have to make a clean with sktools!!! :)

[Guest emperorben]

You have to make a clean with sktools!!! :)

You can also make a clean by deleting all the files inside "\Application Data\PhotoAlbum.Data". It will reload all the photos in the Omnia based on the parameters set (i.e. folders excluded).

[Guest yeoching]

You can also make a clean by deleting all the files inside "\Application Data\PhotoAlbum.Data". It will reload all the photos in the Omnia based on the parameters set (i.e. folders excluded).

oh, thanks you so much, i don't know i have to delete the files inside "Application Data\PhotoAlbum.Data", now it works. Again, thanks for such great help.

[Guest bobobird]

There is a way (sort of) short of naming each and every folder to exclude.

If you use :-

\ in the excludefolder reg - then everything is excluded

\Storage Card - then all files in the storage card are excluded

\My Storage - then all files in My Storage are excluded

But if you have stuff all over the place in all locations then the only way to exclude some directories is to create individual exclusions.

Thanks to inmatrixout for pointing out the original solution.

Now to see how to prevent TouchPlayer from scanning everything.... as I used to say in the i900 forum, SS must have hired programmers who have absolutely no idea of organisation or user habits.

Edited October 12, 2009 by bobobird

[Guest Hiroshi.Rio]

Thanks a lot, mate! Worked like a pretty charm. :)

[Guest tRAILeRZ]

Thanks for the great guide.

[Guest kaplex]

how about folder 'Program Files' in My storage. i want to exclude all picture in Program Files folder including its subfolder.

Make exclude \My Storage\Program Files only work for folder Program Files but not its subfolder.

[Guest skinnypupp]

Make a trailing slash at the end. So instead of

/my storage/Program Files

use

/my storage/Program Files/

You probably only have to ignore your /Program Files/ directories on your storage cards, and that should be enough.

[Guest bohne79]

Hi,

because I don't want to add the Values manually after each hardreset I have done

a small tool that writes my Folders to the Registry from a textFile.

Perhaps someone is interested in it.

Only write your Values in the "ExcludePhotoFolder.txt and run the exe File.

Also you can delete all entries in the registry and the thumbnail files.

Best Regards

photofolderexcluder.zip

[Guest inmatrixout]

Hi,

because I don't want to add the Values manually after each hardreset I have done

a small tool that writes my Folders to the Registry from a textFile.

Perhaps someone is interested in it.

Only write your Values in the "ExcludePhotoFolder.txt and run the exe File.

Also you can delete all entries in the registry and the thumbnail files.

Best Regards

Great!!! Thanks a lot!!! :)

[Guest robyl]

Here is the solution:

You have to exclude the unwanted folder by modding the registry

1) With a registry editor go to HKLM/Software/TecAce/PhotoAlbum/ExcludeFolders

2) Add a new string value for every folder you want to exclude, you must give them the name of 000, 001, 002,... etc

As string data you must add the folder address, you must separate folder with the symbol \ (like the picture below)!!!

Example: If you want to exclude Program files folder, you have to make a new string value like "001" and you have to add \My storage\Program files

That's it!!!

Notice that you have to clean the thumbnails that Photo Album creates! I use the clean option of SKTools :D

As you can see it works with multi-language roms as well!!!

Κάρτα αποθ. = Storage card

Η αποθ. μου = My storage

thanks :) :D

[Guest najmi85]

Hi There!

Im new here, nice tips & application u've got there!

i juz would like 2 inform u that the program cant be run...

there's something is missing (when using the application on omnia 2)

and then i notice that my phone doesn't have:-

.Net Compact Framework 3.5...

after i've download the .Net CF, and installed the .Net .cab file for my phone,

the application can be run, :)

AND IT REALLY WORKS!!! :D

Thanx!! :D

[Guest Devil1978]

But the cube shows all the pictures that are on my Omnia 2.

The excluded photos from the registry enty are shown too in the cube.

Who can help me?

[Guest kenzoo]

same here encountered the exact problem.

Photo album was updated but cube didnt update at all, still reflecting all photos....

[Guest beanmuncha]

Hi all this has done my head in, but i think i've cracked it. If you connect your Omnia via usb and set to mass storage you can then go and change the attributes of offending files to hidden using your pc browser, this seems to work spot on.