Deleting previous wallpapers

[daherlihy]

Everytime I go to Settings > Display > Wallpaper > Home and/or lockscren > Wallpapers, it shows me wallpapers which I've used previously at the bottom in the horizontal scroll bar.

Where are these stored on the device so that I can delete them permanently? Using Android Marshmallow, if that helps ...

[Uliwooly]

@daherlihy

perhaps clearing the home app data, any suggestions @alexdon

[_alexdon_]

Basically some of them are deleted but still show up there? @daherlihy That might be just cache memory. You can try to clear data as uli suggested, look for xperia home under settings - apps.

[daherlihy]

I don't believe its related to Xperia Home to be fair as it is a launcher in its own while I'm running a different launcher (Nova). Consider that the Wallpaper settings are the same irrespective of the launcher being used ...

In any case I've tried clearing both the cache and data inside Xperia Home inside the Apps, however to no avail.

[_alexdon_]

I just saw your video. Can you try to clear data for media storage under settings - apps? I think you need to tap on the 3 dots to show system first. Note that this action will reindex all your media files, a restart is recommended and perhaps a bit of waiting.

[daherlihy · Accepted solution]

Found the solution!!

Hold down on each wallpaper and the thrash-can appears in the top right - be gone you irritants, be gone!!! 

[daherlihy]

Thanks for your support folks, really appreiate your time

[_alexdon_]

Nice, did you delete them from your internal memory or from the wallpaper picker?

[daherlihy]

Just the wallpaper picker (which is fine by me for now) - although I'd still like to know where on the internal memory they're being stored ...

[_alexdon_]

All the options you get are not there on a normal xperia. Do you have a 3rd party app for managing wallpapers?

[daherlihy]

I don't believe so, no. I have a few icon pack apps and launchers (hence the multiple wallpaper options I have).

Have you any recommendations what I should install to manage these wallpapers and find out where they're stored?