Samsung GS2 duplicated file issue

[Thomas5020]

Hey everyone, I am aware that this phone is old but all of my music has been duped. I dropped the phone and the battery came out but theres no physical damage and the SD card (Made by SanDisk) is shockproof. After rebooting the phone mulitple times, I have 2 copies of my music and some other stuff. For those who know how files are stored, it seems to be only the "pointers" that are duped, as one version of each song cannot be played (unsupported file type it says, although album art and everything else is there). Also, in photos, I have black images, (which appear to be pointers that lead to nothing) which are dupes of photos taken about 0-10 hours before the drop. Any new content is not duped. How do I sort this out!? It is a real annoyance and pain when using my device. Thanks

 

[srkmagnus]

Remove the sd card (properly unmounts it first) then reinsert and see if the files are there. Also, use a file manager or alternate gallery app to view the images and see if the problem is still there. If it is, then the images could have been corrupt as a result of the sd card being moved or partially ejected during the drop.

Let us know how it goes.

 

[Rukbat]

I'm could be Media Scanner that's doing something wrong. Try Application manager. Go to Media storage. Clear the cache. Restart the phone. If that doesn't fix it, back up all your media (just to be on the safe side), unmount the SD card and clear the data.

 

[Thomas5020]

Remove the sd card (properly unmounts it first) then reinsert and see if the files are there. Also, use a file manager or alternate gallery app to view the images and see if the problem is still there. If it is, then the images could have been corrupt as a result of the sd card being moved or partially ejected during the drop.

Let us know how it goes.

I already tried unmounting and removing. I also put the SD card into a friends device and everything was normal.

 

[Thomas5020]

I'm could be Media Scanner that's doing something wrong. Try Application manager. Go to Media storage. Clear the cache. Restart the phone. If that doesn't fix it, back up all your media (just to be on the safe side), unmount the SD card and clear the data.

I cleared the data on the media storage app and rebooted the phone. Everything is back to normal, thanks!

 

[srkmagnus]

I already tried unmounting and removing. I also put the SD card into a friends device and everything was normal.

It seems like there is possibly hardware damage beyond the sd card. I'd suggest sending for repair or replacement, and hopefully it's not that much a costs to get it repaired.