Finally, click the Rename option to save the changes and you’ve done it. Make sure to add a dot symbol at the starting.

Remove everything from the file name and add “.

This option is available under the menu (three dots) in some file managers.

Next, select the file that you have just copied to the folder and then click the “ Rename” option.

Now find any file on your phone which has a very small size (text file, for example) and copy it to the folder/directory where you want to create a nomedia file.

If you don’t want to use it, then we will recommend you to download Astro File Manager.

Launch the built-in file manager on your Android phone.

Either you can use your phone’s built-in file manager or download any third-party app from Google Play Store. For this task, you will need a file manager app. Basically, the NOMEDIA file is nothing but an empty text file.

You can place this file into a folder to inform the media scanner that any media files inside this folder should not be shown in apps such as Gallery, Video and Music Players. NOMEDIA files are used for several reasons: To boost app performance by excluding folders with a large number of videos, images, or audio files that do not need to be indexed. In Android, a.nomedia file is basically a BLANK file with. It prevents apps like photo managers and video players from scanning and indexing the folder's contents. You can easily create nomedia file from any existing file on your phone, simply by renaming it. NOMEDIA file extension refers to the android OS No media file. The NOMEDIA file serves as a 'do not index' label for the folder.

What is the .nomedia file?