Tbf, phones needlessly obscures file storage. Like why do I have to have a specific third party app just to have the normal file management functionality
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RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks agoI just had this exchange with my few years younger girlfriend who counts as a zoomer:
Me: So go into the Canon app and select from there the file you want to print
Her: …
Me: (showing on the phone) So go there, and now just browse for the file.
Her: uhh…
Me: Where did you save the file?
Her: I don’t know.
Me: Uh, so where’s the file?
Her: In the PDF app
She’s really smart, she uses Linux, she laughs about some of her same age and younger friends not having a clue about files and folders and stuff but phone is where this happens hah
PoopingCough@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
KnubbelMonster@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
How can someone who uses linux not establish knowing her phones folder structure and app folder usage?
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
She uses Linux but mostly out of dislike of Windows and not because she’s tech enthusiasts. I’m her on-premises tech support for the system
melmi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
To be fair, phone OSes go out of their way to obscure where files go for some reason. Android’s filesystem is somewhat arcane even when it’s completely transparent, and it’s mostly hidden behind apps that just say “Saved” or “Downloaded” and I’m left asking “okay but where!?”
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
I believe this was the reason hah. Pictures are in the picture app, documents are in the documents app…
mrmanager@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
People should install a good file explorer like Cx, it actually shows where the fucking files are. But they do try to hide it by default under the guise of user friendly.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
This os only true if the apps play nice. Some save stuff in their own arcane space, never to be seen again.