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maui-file-handling

Guidance for file picker, file system helpers, bundled assets, and app data storage in .NET MAUI applications. Covers FilePicker APIs, FileResult handling, platform permissions, and common pitfalls across Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. USE FOR: "file picker", "FilePicker", "pick file", "open file", "save file", "bundled assets", "FileSystem helpers", "AppDataDirectory", "CacheDirectory", "FileResult", "read file MAUI". DO NOT USE FOR: media capture or photo picking (use maui-media-picker), secure credential storage (use maui-secure-storage), or SQLite database files (use maui-sqlite-database).

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Installation and usage

Guidance for file picker, file system helpers, bundled assets, and app data storage in .NET MAUI applications. Covers FilePicker APIs, FileResult handling, platform permissions, and common pitfalls across Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. USE FOR: "file picker", "FilePicker", "pick file", "open file", "save file", "bundled assets", "FileSystem helpers", "AppDataDirectory", "CacheDirectory", "FileResult", "read file MAUI". DO NOT USE FOR: media capture or photo picking (use maui-media-picker), secure credential storage (use maui-secure-storage), or SQLite database files (use maui-sqlite-database).

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use maui-file-handling