Replacing the File Picker

Portals can tell the system which file picker to use.

If you are using Nemo, you can set Nemo's file picker.

sudo nano /etc/xdg/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk/gtk-filechooser.ini

This will offer to create the file, since it will not exist in Zorin OS.
Content:

[FileChooser]
FileManager=nemo

Save the file - restart to test. Bear in mind, that with Gnomes tight integration and the sandboxing of xdg-desktop-portal, this may not work with all apllications.

Zorin Core users might also just use the older file picker:
gsettings set org.gtk.Settings.FileChooser gtk-file-chooser-backend "gtk2"

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