How to exclude folders with pics appearing in the photo gallery

Anonymous
2023-03-05T11:07:08+00:00

How do I exclude folders from appearing in the Photo Gallery of onedrive Android?

The photo gallery of onedrive Android is showing all photos in my onedrive. I believe the Photo Gallery should limit to only the photos in the Pictures folder, same as the online version, but this is not what is happening.

This means it is showing a lot unwanted pics by default in the photo gallery, such as wallpapers, documents pics or even private medical photos that should never appear in the default photo gallery.

Yes, there is a filter in the Photo Gallery to only show "Pictures folders", and this works. However the filter is not sticky, this means every time I open the app it reverts back to show everything, so if I have people around when I open the Photo Gallery, I never know what private photos are going to show up.

I have tried using the ".nomedia" file to exclude folders, but no luck.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-04-06T15:25:47+00:00

    Same exact problem here. In my case I have an image library in c:/.../.../OneDrive/Image Library/ that contains stuff I use for graphic design.

    Result is that when I go to look through my family photos, every third one is a clipart of a llama or a santa claus wallpaper.

    The have a feature to select which folders on the Android are included, but not which folders on Windows. Ironic since Window belongs to Microsoft and Android doesn't.

    By the way, I do use the camera upload function (though I have no such settings menu) and it makes no difference. I'm seeing the exact same behavior that you are.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-06T15:32:24+00:00

    To be extra clear, we're talking about excluding folders that are in our OneDrive folder on Windows i.e. c:/.../.../OneDrive/Somefiles/. Yes, the Android app allows me to select which folders on my Android to include (for me it's under Me>Settings>Gallery sync>Albums to sync - there is no "Camera upload" setting per se.) That's not what we're asking for.

    We want to be able to deselect subfolders in our Windows OneDrive folder from being included in Gallery. That's it.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-04-07T01:31:19+00:00

    Microsoft attaches great importance to user experience, you can submit your ideas and suggestions through the Feedback Hub, and the development team will regularly review submissions for ideas or fixes.

    Please share the feedback link here after submitting as it will allow others on the forum to vote for your submission, including me. More votes will lead to more visibility and higher priority to the development team.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-07T10:36:41+00:00

    Thanks Olivia

    However, as other users have reported, the last version of Android OneDrive does not contain a Camera Upload option. I can see Camera Backup option but not Camera Upload. Do you guys need to update your instructions and related link you provided?

    So the question still stands, for the latest OneDrive Android version, is there a way of excluding folders to appear in the Gallery, or are users forced to see all their OneDrive pictures in their Gallery (and that includes art works, private medical pictures, etc).

    This sounds like a very basic and reasonable feature, i.e. let your users select the folders to scan for pics.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-04-07T14:02:55+00:00

    Okay, I fully understand your request and will submit feedback to Microsoft synchronously. Thank you for your great contribution to improving Microsoft products. I will let you know if there are any updates to this feature.

    Kind regards,

    Olivia

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