Deleted Photos Keep Returning

[The Harrington]

Have unlocked HTC One M8 on T-Mobile with all pics getting saved to SD card. Try as a I might I cannot get pics I delete to stay deleted. It looks like when I delete them using QuickPic that they are deleted but a short while later they are back. Used File Manager to try and delete them from SD card but when I do I get the error message shown in the attached screenshot. Not sure what I need to do to fix this but guessing I missing something simple. Suggestions?

Thanks.

Eddie

 

[ugxvibe]

Try deleting them with the stock Gallery app. There is something about how KitKat does not allow access to SD Card from 3rd party apps.. maybe someone else can elaborate.

 

[buckifvr]

Try deleting them with the stock Gallery app. There is something about how KitKat does not allow access to SD Card from 3rd party apps.. maybe someone else can elaborate.

I have photos saved on my micro SD card, and I have no problem deleting them using the stock gallery app.

 

[B0WIE]

Try deleting them with the stock Gallery app. There is something about how KitKat does not allow access to SD Card from 3rd party apps.. maybe someone else can elaborate.

^ I think this is correct. KK is throwing a lot of people off because there's a whole new set of rules/permissions that we aren't used to and not every app developer has gotten with the program.

 

[ChrisGonzales90]

Don't use rogue apps. The stock app deletes them just fine.

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[The Harrington]

Never new Quick Pic or File Manager were "rogue" apps! Tried deleting photos using stock gallery app but the photos don't show up on that app. Yet I see they there when using Quick Pic and File Manager.

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[ugxvibe]

Never new Quick Pic or File Manager were "rogue" apps! Tried deleting photos using stock gallery app but the photos don't show up on that app. Yet I see they there when using Quick Pic and File Manager.

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What about connecting the phone to a PC and deleting them from the SD card?

 

[buckifvr]

Never new Quick Pic or File Manager were "rogue" apps! Tried deleting photos using stock gallery app but the photos don't show up on that app. Yet I see they there when using Quick Pic and File Manager.

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Sounds like your pics are in a different folder than what the stock gallery app uses.

 

[blackdogAC]

What about connecting the phone to a PC and deleting them from the SD card?

And this is where we're at with Android 4.2....great...thanks google...thanks a bunch.
Maybe we could hook up to an iPhone to get this to work? Maybe send smoke signals?

 

[buckifvr]

I would transfer any important pics to a computer, and then reformat the micro SD card in the phone, and then select that you want your pics saved to the SD card, and use the gallery app from there.

 

[buckifvr]

And this is where we're at with Android 4.2....great...thanks google...thanks a bunch.
Maybe we could hook up to an iPhone to get this to work? Maybe send smoke signals?

Its not a big deal, it sounds like your apps are putting the pics is specific folders that the gallery app does not use.

 

[jeffdanger]

The KK update is really well thought out and doesn't allow applications to randomly save your files wherever they please. They must create their own directory and I personally prefer this approach.

 

[eglnt]

I am having the same issue with my Verizon M8. I initially used the stock ap and had this issue so I downloaded quickpick and it was deleting pictures properly for a while. Now I am back to the pictures repopulating after deleting them with both the ap and directly from the directory.

The problem with formatting the card is that I have a bunch of aps and music on the card which I would have to download again. Anyone with other ideas?

Thanks

 

[Gajendra Ambi]

same problem here with my xperia z1c with stock rom. i am thinking of switching to iphone 6. google music app cant delete music put on SD card by me.sigh

 

[rserling]

Thanks, this is somewhat encouraging. I think many apps are appearing to malfunction because of it.

 

[aowens95]

Okay so I use the regular Gallery app that comes on my Galaxy s6 edge and when I delete photos from my Facebook Messenger album they continuously reappear... how can I make this stop