Samsung Galaxy S8 - Stop Photos or Music files being indexed

Android 7 (Nougat)
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S8
Factory OS: Android 7 (Nougat)

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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.

The best way to do this is to connect your device to a PC and then navigate to the relevant folder via your PC.

 
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