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[–] 9 points 1 year ago* (7 children)

I 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 is it?

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

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    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!?"

    EDIT: I suppose it's not necessarily the OS's fault but more of the app culture

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