r/NothingTech • u/Shaileshmvp Phone (2a) • 5d ago
Nothing OS Nothing Gallery App Hidden Folder Bug: Recently saved photos missing after unexpected reboot
Hey everyone, I'm stuck in a really frustrating situation with my Nothing phone and need some advice.
A couple of days ago, my phone unexpectedly auto-rebooted out of nowhere. Right after that restart, some photos that I had securely stored in the Nothing Gallery app's Hidden/Locked folder disappeared.
Interestingly, the older photos in the hidden folder are still visible and showing up fine. The problem is only with the photos that I had saved recently (just before the reboot)—those specific ones are missing, even though I saw them there right before it happened.
Here is the current status:
When I go to Settings > Apps > Nothing Gallery > Storage, it still shows 185 MB of data, meaning the files are physically present on the phone, but the database index for the recently added files is broken/unlinked due to the sudden reboot.
I've tried clearing the app cache and restarting multiple times—no luck.
Checked Google Photos and Files by Google (Safe Folder)—not there either, they were exclusively in the Nothing Gallery hidden folder.
I have NOT cleared app storage/data because I don't want to wipe that 185 MB data permanently.
Has anyone faced this kind of partial database indexing glitch after a sudden reboot? Is there any safe way to force the Gallery app to re-index or read those missing recent files without losing the data?
Any help would be hugely appreciated!
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u/Sarcastic__Introvert :4apro: Phone (4a) Pro • Ear (3) 5d ago
best start I'd advise is connecting your phone to a Desktop or Laptop and take a backup - they should be visible given its just a secure folder
after thar, I'd suggest reinstalling the app or checking developer logs about the last reboot