Unable to see pictures in picture folder

Can see via explore but when new pictures are added they are not visible in picture folder - only advice seems to be reboot!!

Hi kmurphy59,
Try reinserting the media card as well as the battery. If that doesn't resolve the issue, you may want to try transferring your media files to a PC and formatting the media card and then testing again. http://bbry.lv/kgVAvH
Hope this helps.
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