topic Re: ics gallery problem? in XPERIA archive

ics gallery problem?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:10:49 GMT

hello sony.I have done the update and i have a problem, i opened the new ics gallery(which is faster than xperia gallery) i was watching my photos and when i closed it i saw that sd card memory from 1g free space went 960mb.At first i told that was mine imagination but i tested it and i saw that every time i use the new gallery it reduces my free space at sd card.what is going on?Did someone else has the same problem and if there is a solution for it?thank u.....

Re: ics gallery problem?

uliwooly-wooly — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:14:34 GMT

turn off/on your phone and check again

Re: ics gallery problem?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:26:11 GMT

nothing my friend, i restarted my phone i opened the new gallery again i saw 2- 3 photos i closed it and the free space reduced again....

Re: ics gallery problem?

uliwooly-wooly — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:37:41 GMT

that's really odd, how about

settings -> applications -> manage apps -> gallery -> clear cache

Re: ics gallery problem?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:00:30 GMT

something weird is going on here.I done what you said and i went to gallery again i close it and from 963mb it went 974mb,but i tested again and it fell to 972mb.i have to clear cashe every time i am using gallery?

Re: ics gallery problem?

uliwooly-wooly — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:03:06 GMT

no, I think it will use some of your SD card memory so it can load your pictures faster but once you are done using it, it will free-up some memory

Re: ics gallery problem?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:22:35 GMT

thanks for helping i hope is what you said.There is something else that i noticed with my problem.I use astro file manager and when i saw my free space reduced i went to astro to see which folder "eats" more memory and i saw DCIM folder with 1,19G and i got crazy,with my camera i have took only 50 photos and 5 short videos,at astro it says DCIM folder 2870 files i clicked on the folder and i saw 2815 files at thumbnails folder whats that?

Re: ics gallery problem?

uliwooly-wooly — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:29:21 GMT

even if you delete the pictures on the DCIM file, it will save the thumbnails (unless you delete them) that's normal.

Re: ics gallery problem?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:49:56 GMT

i have never deleted pics from DCIM folder this are all my pics i took from camera,when i open astro it has a choice sd card usage where i see how space the folders and files takes here i see the thumbnail folder with the 2815 files under the DCIM foder, when i go manage my files at astro and go at DCIM folder there is no thumbnail folder.where is it?

Re: ics gallery problem?

uliwooly-wooly — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:51:42 GMT

That's odd

DCIM -> .thumbnails

try OI File Manager instead

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.openintents.filemanager&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsIm9yZy5vcGVuaW50ZW50cy5maWxlbWFuYWdlciJd

Re: ics gallery problem?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:03:20 GMT

thanks for your suggestion.if i delete the thumbnails will i have an impact with my photos?

Re: ics gallery problem?

uliwooly-wooly — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:11:20 GMT

it shouldn't affect the photos but I'm thinking the phone will create new thumbnails since they are needed to organize pictures. I wouldn't worry so much about them, they don't take a lot of space

Re: ics gallery problem?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:24:53 GMT

i agree with you me neither worried and never care for them but when i updated my arc s at ics and saw the problem with the gallery i worry now because it is not logical to have so many photos that all together take 700mb space and now i have and a thumbnail folder with 808mb something is not right here.....

Re: ics gallery problem?

uliwooly-wooly — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:25:56 GMT

what does OI file Manager show?

Re: ics gallery problem?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:28:35 GMT

something is going wrong here.if i combine the thumbnail story with my gallery problem i have the sense like when i open the gallery it makes new thumbnails every time for that my sd card memory falls.....

Re: ics gallery problem?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:31:50 GMT

i didn't install it yet,i connected my phone to my pc and i found the thumnail folder but i can't see one one the thumbnails they are too many to see if some of them are double....

Re: ics gallery problem?

uliwooly-wooly — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:40:35 GMT

I don't think they are doubled but check if worse come to worse just delete them. but make sure that you create a backup just in case

Re: ics gallery problem?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:44:14 GMT

i noticed something else,all my photo thumbnails in the folder are 42mb but in the thumbnail folder are 2 files each file is 382mb.the first file is THUMBDATA3-1763508120 and the second THUMBDATA3-1927290299 what are this files?can i delete them?

Re: ics gallery problem?

uliwooly-wooly — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:47:08 GMT

they could be thumbnails for your online folders or music folders, etc.

Re: ics gallery problem?

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:05:46 GMT

ok my friend i am going to sleep now it is late here at greece.thanks very much for you help bye bye