How can I use Nemo for `Save As`, `Open` etc. Instead of Nautilus

I have replaced nautilus with nemo using:

sudo apt install nemo
xdg-mime default nemo.desktop inode/directory application/x-gnome-saved-search
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false
gsettings set org.nemo.desktop show-desktop-icons true

I also run nemo-desktop at system startup.

I have also disabled Zorin Desktop Icons extension.

However, I found that when I click Save As or Open on file editors, it open nautilus.

Bellow left side is nemo and right side is nautilus.

Bellow is the screenshot of Save As of vscode.

You can see from the first screenshot that there is Desktop in nemo but not in nautilus.

You can also see from the first screenshot that there is no Pictures in nemo but it is there in nautilus.

You can see from the second screenshot that there is Pictures but not Desktop. So it is definitely from Nautilus.

How can I use Nemo for Save As, Open etc. Instead of Nautilus

I found gedit - How can I make all applications use Nemo's file selection dialog instead of Nautilus? - Ask Ubuntu

However, this answer does not give a solution. Moreover, the answer was given in 2014.

The Save, Open, Save As dialogs are not part of any file manager. They are an integral part of gtk, so you can't change them. It has an appearance determined by the gtk version of the application calling the dialog. Google "GTK File Chooser" if you want more information about it.

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