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Pictures are not displayed in the picture application when transfered by mass storage mode

Article ID: KB30278

Type: Support Content

Last Modified: 03-09-2012

 

Product(s) Affected:

  • BlackBerry Bold 9700
  • BlackBerry Curve 9360
  • BlackBerry Torch 9850
  • BlackBerry Torch 9810
  • BlackBerry Curve 9380
  • BlackBerry Bold 9650
  • BlackBerry Torch 9800
  • BlackBerry Curve 9300 (3G)
  • BlackBerry Curve 9350
  • BlackBerry Bold 9900
  • BlackBerry Style 9670
  • BlackBerry Bold 9780
  • BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Series
  • BlackBerry Bold 9790
  • BlackBerry Curve 9330 (3G)
  • BlackBerry Bold 9000
  • Porsche Design P’9981 Smartphone from BlackBerry
  • BlackBerry Curve 9370
  • BlackBerry Torch 9860
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  • BlackBerry Bold 9000
  • BlackBerry Bold 9650
  • BlackBerry Bold 9700
  • BlackBerry Bold 9780
  • BlackBerry Bold 9790
  • BlackBerry Bold 9900
  • BlackBerry Curve 9300 (3G)
  • BlackBerry Curve 9330 (3G)
  • BlackBerry Curve 9350
  • BlackBerry Curve 9360
  • BlackBerry Curve 9370
  • BlackBerry Curve 9380
  • BlackBerry Pearl 9100 (3G) Series
  • BlackBerry Style 9670
  • BlackBerry Torch 9800
  • BlackBerry Torch 9810
  • BlackBerry Torch 9850
  • BlackBerry Torch 9860
  • Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry
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After transferring pictures to the media card of the BlackBerry® smartphone through a USB connection (Mass Storage), the pictures are not found in the Pictures application.
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The Pictures application will automatically index pictures placed only in the BlackBerry/pictures or BlackBerry/camera folders on the media card.
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Resolution 1:
Move the pictures into the BlackBerry/pictures or BlackBerry/camera folders on the media card.

Resolution 2:
Import the pictures into the Pictures application by completing the following:

  1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon
  2. Press the Menu key and select Import Pictures
  3. Folders that contain pictures that are not saved in the BlackBerry/picture folder or BlackBerry/camera folder on the media card will appear
  4. Select the check boxes beside the folders that you want to import
  5. Click Import Pictures

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