I know where my saved files go.
It's not that hard to figure out actually.
this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2024
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My next phone will be a linux phone, my current one would be if I didn’t get it for free
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It's pretty relatable. A lot of apps like to use their own folders, like my lemmy app.
If I download files from my banking app they get saved to root (sdcard), most others save to my Download folder. Then there is DCIM where I have photos, but Telegram does not care, for Signal I have to export each file to the file system seperately.
The worst thing though is that the files in Downloads/ are ordered A-Z by default. No idea if this is a LineageOS thing, but it drives me crazy.
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Would anyone know where wallpapers are stored? I took a picture with an older phone (Oneplus 6) and used it as such. I upgraded to Nothing Phone 1 and I am using it as wallpaper because it copied when migrating but I cannot find anywhere for the life of me!
If it was using a version of android, photos are usually stored in DCIM folders either on your phone's internal storage or more likely on the SD card.
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android is actually such a fucking mess, dont even get me started.
WHO THE FUCK THOUGHT .nomedia FILES WERE A GOOD IDEA? WHO, WHICH ONE OF YOU WAS IT?
i would genuinely rather use linux on my phone, and im not even joking, android is just the worst.
.nomedia files are fairly standard across applications on Android and Linux. Nextcloud and other applications will use them to know not to scan that forlder with automation, thumbnail creation, ml, etc. Its a simple and standard signal. It follows the .file convention so it should be hidden when not browsing with hidden files on.
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What's so bad about it? I use it to keep my mangá folder out of the gallery app.
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Still an issue for me. I've switched to Voyager for visiting Lemmy but I still haven't found the pictures I've saved.
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On an unencrypted sd card that is removable.
Isnt that the fault of some apps which doesn't show where the file is? Or does android itself doesnt show it when you save it using system app??
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You can usually see this as a notification - and tapping on that notification should open the file, wherever it is. As for the specific location, I'd expect it to be /storage/emulated/0/Download most of the times.