Duplicated ring tones files

[chmun77]

May I know how can I remove added entries under My Sounds? I can add files easily but can't seems to find the solution to remove duplicated entries. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[patruns]

Use the file app?

 

[B. Diddy]

Use a file manager app to look directly in the /Ringtones directory. Do you have multiple copies of that sound file there?

 

[chmun77]

I managed to locate multiple copies of the same mp3 ringtones after searching for the file name via Solid Explorer. Deleting those duplicated files resolved the issue. However I'm puzzled why Pixel always make duplicate copies of the ringtone files instead of just using the current one. Weird. No such issues with other Android phones.

 

[B. Diddy]

Do you know which directory those duplicate files were in?

 

[chmun77]

Do you know which directory those duplicate files were in?

/Android/media/com.google.android.soundpicker/Ringtones. My custom ringtone file is located under the Download folder actually. But somehow Android prefer to make duplicate copies of the files under the SoundPicker app Ringtone folder. I find this is really a waste of disk space and unnecessary. Have no idea what's Google thinking.....

 

[B. Diddy]

That is a little strange. When I add a custom ringtone to the /Ringtones directory (the main one off the main user directory, not the one you mentioned) and then delete it, it disappears like it should. Did you use an app like Zedge to add the ringtone, or did you just copy the ringtone file yourself to the /Ringtones directory?