Before I actually ask the question, I would like to point out that I already asked this once a few days ago, but the email that was sent to me (to tell me my question was approved) had a link that didn't work. It kept sending me to a blank page that said "Bad Request - Invalid URL". I'm hoping in asking it again would fix the link and that this issue was a one-time-thing. I'm not exactly sure how else to find my original question either, and after some extensive searching I just decided to try again. As I couldn't reply to the email to ask for a new link I figured this was the easiest solution.
Now for the question! For about a year now (it's never bothered me until recently, as I'm fed up with maneuvering around it) my Gallery in my Galaxy S5 has lost it's downloads folder.
Any IMAGE downloaded from the internet immediately disappears, while still accessible through the downloads history in the "My Files" app. Any other type of file downloaded still works completely fine (music, PDFs, etc) and they show up in the internal storage downloads folder in my phone. The thing is, images don't, for seemingly no reason.
Looking through my files, any other type of picture in the internal storage (I do use an SD card, but nothing is there either), such as photos from my camera or screenshots show up completely fine. So why has my download folder in my gallery disappeared? It's as if my phone thinks I have none downloaded while simultaneously saying (through the download history in my files -- not the internet) that I have them. I need the downloads folder to be able to move files around, and while I can access them through the history it's annoying how it becomes one big unorganized mess. Nor can I set any image downloaded as my background or something, because my phone can't find them in my gallery.
I can't go through the history to figure out where the images are stored as there's no option to find the location/move them. Selecting them in the history only gives the options of sharing or deleting the images (or the history of the images themselves, i'm not sure).
I have already tried searching for .nomedia files, renaming the current folder "downloads_old" and then creating a new one, and (back when this first happened last year) resetting my phone. I would prefer not to do that again, as I have a lot on my phone that would take ages to replace, however at this point I'm open to the possibility. Nothing has worked. This is so incredibly frustrating, please help me figure out what I can do to fix this.
Thanks for your help!
Now for the question! For about a year now (it's never bothered me until recently, as I'm fed up with maneuvering around it) my Gallery in my Galaxy S5 has lost it's downloads folder.
Any IMAGE downloaded from the internet immediately disappears, while still accessible through the downloads history in the "My Files" app. Any other type of file downloaded still works completely fine (music, PDFs, etc) and they show up in the internal storage downloads folder in my phone. The thing is, images don't, for seemingly no reason.
Looking through my files, any other type of picture in the internal storage (I do use an SD card, but nothing is there either), such as photos from my camera or screenshots show up completely fine. So why has my download folder in my gallery disappeared? It's as if my phone thinks I have none downloaded while simultaneously saying (through the download history in my files -- not the internet) that I have them. I need the downloads folder to be able to move files around, and while I can access them through the history it's annoying how it becomes one big unorganized mess. Nor can I set any image downloaded as my background or something, because my phone can't find them in my gallery.
I can't go through the history to figure out where the images are stored as there's no option to find the location/move them. Selecting them in the history only gives the options of sharing or deleting the images (or the history of the images themselves, i'm not sure).
I have already tried searching for .nomedia files, renaming the current folder "downloads_old" and then creating a new one, and (back when this first happened last year) resetting my phone. I would prefer not to do that again, as I have a lot on my phone that would take ages to replace, however at this point I'm open to the possibility. Nothing has worked. This is so incredibly frustrating, please help me figure out what I can do to fix this.
Thanks for your help!
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