Samsung Galaxy S3 - Stop Photos or Music files being indexed

Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3
Factory OS: Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

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Stop Photos or Music files being indexed

To stop the Photo App or the Music player from indexing your files, place a blank text file called .nomedia in the folder containing your photos or music

 
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