diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/helpers/Config.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/helpers/Config.kt
index 8d5bc649d..1c854e81a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/helpers/Config.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/helpers/Config.kt
@@ -117,9 +117,17 @@ class Config(context: Context) : BaseConfig(context) {
     }
 
     var excludedFolders: MutableSet<String>
-        get() = prefs.getStringSet(EXCLUDED_FOLDERS, HashSet<String>())
+        get() = prefs.getStringSet(EXCLUDED_FOLDERS, getDataFolder())
         set(excludedFolders) = prefs.edit().remove(EXCLUDED_FOLDERS).putStringSet(EXCLUDED_FOLDERS, excludedFolders).apply()
 
+    private fun getDataFolder(): Set<String> {
+        val folders = HashSet<String>()
+        val dataFolder = context.externalCacheDir?.parentFile?.parent?.trimEnd('/') ?: ""
+        if (dataFolder.endsWith("data"))
+            folders.add(dataFolder)
+        return folders
+    }
+
     fun addIncludedFolder(path: String) {
         val currIncludedFolders = HashSet<String>(includedFolders)
         currIncludedFolders.add(path)