Hello, I can completely understand how concerning this is. Secure Folder is meant to keep your private photos and files hidden, and seeing them appearing in the normal gallery after the One UI 8.0 update is a serious privacy glitch. This usually happens when the media indexing path gets corrupted during a major system update. Here are the most effective steps to fix this and hide your photos again: Recommended Steps to Fix: 1. Force Stop and Clear Cache of Secure Folder & Gallery: Go to Settings > Apps. Tap the filter icon and enable Show system apps. Search for Secure Folder, tap on it, go to Storage, and click Clear Cache (Do not click clear data). Do the same for the Gallery app as well. Restart your phone and check if the photos are still showing in the normal gallery. 2. Move Out and Move Back In: Go to the normal Gallery where your private photos are currently visible. Select those photos, tap the three dots, and select Move to Secure Folder again. If they are already marked as being inside, move them out to the normal gallery first, and then move them back into the Secure Folder to refresh the secure database. 3. Check Secure Folder Settings: Open Secure Folder > Tap the three dots (Menu) > Settings. Make sure that any option related to "Show content outside" or data sharing with the main system is turned OFF. 4. Wipe Cache Partition (Highly Recommended after Android Updates): Turn off your phone and connect it to a PC via USB cable. Press and hold the Power + Volume Up buttons until the Samsung logo appears. Use volume keys to navigate to Wipe Cache Partition and press the power button to select. (This fixes deep system and media indexing glitches without deleting your data). If the issue still persists after these steps, it might be a bug in the initial One UI 8.0 rollout. Please report it via the Samsung Members App > Support > Send Feedback so the developers can patch it in the next security update! 📝 Note: If this guide helps you secure your private photos back into the Secure Folder, please accept this as a solution by clicking the three dots on the right side of this reply and selecting 'Accept as Solution'. This motivates community members to keep helping others!
We regret to hear about your experience with our product. Please believe that this is not a usual occurrence.
Please perform the below-mentioned troubleshooting steps, these may help in resolving your concern.
Move content, such as pictures and videos, to Secure Folder. The following actions are an example of moving an image from the default storage to the Secure Folder.
1 Launch the Secure Folder app and tap → Add files. 2 Tap Images, tick images to move, and then tap Done. 3 Tap Move. The selected items will be deleted from the original folder and moved to Secure Folder. To copy items, tap Copy.
Moving content from the Secure Folder Move content from the Secure Folder to the corresponding app in the default storage. The The following actions are an example of moving an image from the Secure Folder to the default storage. 1 Launch the Secure Folder app and tap Gallery. 2 Select an image and tap → Move out of Secure Folder. The selected items will be moved to the Gallery in the default storage. Adding apps Add an app to use in Secure Folder. 1 Launch the Secure Folder app and tap. 2 Tick one or more apps installed on the device and tap Add.
Removing apps from Secure Folder Tap and hold an app to delete, and tap Uninstall.
If the issue persists, kindly report the problems with a log file. To share a log file, click on the Samsung Members Application (Open Samsung Members Application > Support> Tap on send feedback> Choose Composer> Select error report> Select the appropriate issue category> Type your query and send.)
