I renamed a folder in my Android device to ".nomedia" in order to exclude its contents from the media scanner. However, after doing so, the entire folder seems to have disappeared from my device. I've checked various file management apps and even tried searching for it through a computer connection, but the folder is still disappear.
Is it possible that the folder was deleted after being renamed to ".nomedia"? I checked the storage on Google Play Store, which shows my device has a total of 242GB, but when I connect it to the computer, it only displays 225GB.
Thank you in advance for your help.
You need to place an empty file named ".nomedia" in the folder that should not be scanned for media. On my Phone I can create and delete folders with the name ".nomedia" with a file manager without any problems. It seems that you have deleted the folder after all as a result of mismanipulation.