diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 907b3883b..e2c9649b9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -342,8 +342,10 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), DirectoryAdapter.DirOperationsListener {
     }
 
     private fun storeDirectories() {
-        val directories = Gson().toJson(mDirs)
-        config.directories = directories
+        if (!config.temporarilyShowHidden) {
+            val directories = Gson().toJson(mDirs)
+            config.directories = directories
+        }
     }
 
     private fun setupAdapter() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
index 3c9fab44c..f3b861a9b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
@@ -399,9 +399,11 @@ class MediaActivity : SimpleActivity(), MediaAdapter.MediaOperationsListener {
     }
 
     private fun storeFolder() {
-        val subList = mMedia.subList(0, Math.min(SAVE_MEDIA_CNT, mMedia.size))
-        val json = Gson().toJson(subList)
-        config.saveFolderMedia(mPath, json)
+        if (!config.temporarilyShowHidden) {
+            val subList = mMedia.subList(0, Math.min(SAVE_MEDIA_CNT, mMedia.size))
+            val json = Gson().toJson(subList)
+            config.saveFolderMedia(mPath, json)
+        }
     }
 
     override fun deleteFiles(files: ArrayList<File>) {