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Nomedia on Windows Pc

Developed By: Yves Cuillerdier

License: Free

Rating: 3,8/5 - 260 votes

Last Updated: April 19, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 4.1.2-G
Size 4.4 MB
Release Date November 30, 23
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to read from external storage. [see more (3)]

Description from Developer:
.nomedia files tell Android not to scan certain directories for images of videos or audio files.

This search is done systematically each time you turn on your device, which slows... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Nomedia and install on Windows PC. Nomedia is free Tools app, developed by Yves Cuillerdier. Latest version of Nomedia is 4.1.2-G, was released on 2023-11-30 (updated on 2024-04-19). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Nomedia is 3,8. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 260 users, 55 users had rated it 5*, 162 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Nomedia on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Nomedia on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Nomedia on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Nomedia using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Nomedia" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Nomedia on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Nomedia" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 4.1.2-G , 3.1-G.

Download Nomedia 4.1.2-G on Windows PC – 4.4 MB

Download Nomedia 3.1-G on Windows PC – 3.2 MB

.nomedia files tell Android not to scan certain directories for images of videos or audio files.

This search is done systematically each time you turn on your device, which slows down the launch of the system, especially if you have many files.

Also, since the directories containing these files are not scanned, their content does not appear in the gallery. This is a simple way to not display certain files there. Warning, this is not a tool to protect your privacy because these files can still be seen, especially in the file manager!

Creating this file manually is however not sufficient. It is also necessary to force Android to take this modification into account!

This application allows you to easily create or delete these .nomedia files in the chosen directories:

• Turn on the switch of a directory in order to create the .nomedia file. Images from this directory (and its subdirectories) no longer appear in the gallery.
• Turn off the switch to delete the .nomedia file. The images appear again in the gallery.

This application is guaranteed without the collection of personal data!

AUTHORIZATIONS REQUIRED
In order to access all files on the device, the app requests the permissions below:

• MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Allows an application wide access to storage.

• WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Allows an application to write to storage.

WARNING

⚠ From Android 12 (and sometimes Android 11 for some models), Google no longer allows the presence of .nomedia files in almost all top-level system directories (DCIM, Pictures, Alarms, etc.) and certain sub-directories like DCIM/Camera 😕.
If you create this file in these directories, the system destroys it immediately! Fortunately, the subdirectories that you can create there (for example DCIM/Camera/Family) are not affected. Create subdirectories and transfer your images there to be able to hide them.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.