alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .NOMEDIA

File description

The .NOMEDIA files are simple blank files, which are used to hide the songs, pictures and videos. You do not need to create any special application to create these files. Due to these file it is has become very easy to hide your private media files in any android device.

The .NOMEDIA files are used basically on android mobiles. They can also be used on external storage devices. Lots of applications like MP3 Players, Photo Gallery and Android Video Players can easily read the .NOMEDIA files. Once you add the .NOMEDIA file on any of your folder the media content will get hidden. As soon as media scanner detects these files in a folder it does not scan that folder. Hence this is how your files are hidden. It is a very simple way of hiding your files from appearing in a gallery. The .NOMEDIA files can be placed in any folder.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .NOMEDIA file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .NOMEDIA extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .NOMEDIA file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .NOMEDIA file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Other possible reasons why your .NOMEDIA file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .NOMEDIA file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .NOMEDIA file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .NOMEDIA file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .NOMEDIA file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .NOMEDIA file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.