Pdf opens with imagemagic

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recently when i open a pdf from filemanager(gnome default) the pdf opens with imagemagic.
When i try setting document viewer as default by right click-->properties->open with-->selecting document viewer as default it does nothing ie: image magic still remains the default app
additionally i tried following this tutorial

but cant find .config/mimeapps.list folder

additional info:
zorin os 16.2 core gnome

The error started after i shared a folder with my mobile phone via zorin connect and tried opening a pdf in the shared folder, which opened with imagemagic, now forcing all other pdf in pc's storage to open with imagemagic as well

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There should be two mimeapps.list files (it is a file, not a folder).
One in ~/.config
The other in /usr/share/applications

While you are checking /usr/share/applications, open the document viewer (org.gnome.Evince.desktop) .desktop file and check the MimeType line.
It should look like this:

MimeType=application/pdf;application/x-bzpdf;application/x-gzpdf;application/x-xzpdf;application/x-ext-pdf;application/postscript;application/x-bzpostscript;application/x-gzpostscript;image/x-eps;image/x-bzeps;image/x-gzeps;application/x-ext-ps;application/x-ext-eps;application/illustrator;application/x-dvi;application/x-bzdvi;application/x-gzdvi;application/x-ext-dvi;image/vnd.djvu+multipage;application/x-ext-djv;application/x-ext-djvu;image/tiff;application/x-cbr;application/x-cbz;application/x-cb7;application/x-cbt;application/x-ext-cbr;application/x-ext-cbz;application/x-ext-cb7;application/x-ext-cbt;application/vnd.comicbook+zip;application/vnd.comicbook-rar;application/oxps;application/vnd.ms-xpsdocument;
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I can only see mimeinfo.cache here

but searching in filemanager i was able to locate it in .config
thank you very much

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