How To Use Obsidian: The Power Of Linking OUTSIDE Of Your Obsidian Vault

[@1Selfinvest1]

Thank you for your work I am now learning how to use the obsidian I am facing a facing a problem with a community plugin "File Explorer note count" I want my folder to show how many files in the folder in number like that do plug . but it not showing I tried it but I can't able to do and if I go back to a default themes then it's starting showing is anyone help me

[@plus1creator]

Happy to hear this is helpful! Thank you for telling me. Also, try rolling back one version to see if that plays with the version of Obsidian you're working. If you don't want to do that, then try "Novel Word Count" plugin and see if that does the trick for you.

[@Jestre]

This is nice, but to me it seems pretty fragile unless you use only one machine. If you have Obsidian Sync and use the vault on more than one machine, even if you replicate the file structure on each, I’d be impressed that the file link ID would identify the file on each. And what about on an iPhone/iPad? If all that works, I’d love to see it demoed. I have been using DevonThink for years to achieve this (load a file into DT, copy the DT URL and paste it into Obsidian). The link then opens the right file inside DT from any computer it is on (Macs and iPhones). This is a bit quicker and lighter, so if it works across multiple machines, I hope you cover this in more depth.

[@plus1creator]

That's a BIG if. And, you're right; I only use it on one machine. That's why I share how I use stuff; not necessarily all of what's possible.

[@shtuffly-kw5ql]

Which previous video are you talking about? I can't find it.

[@plus1creator]

Thanks for asking; here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3qxpoStgZl4Y80

[@SocratesBastardSon]

@@plus1creatorThis is the third video. 👍

[@plus1creator]

Third video?

[@SocratesBastardSon]

@@plus1creator "This Is The MOST USEFUL Obsidian Feature You're Not Using": kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHnEpIWulMx1e9U

[@christopherlawley1842]

No windows? I'm out, I've far too much investment to switch.

[@plus1creator]

You're right; not on Windows. So the solution would be to bring all the attachments into the vault like I showed in the video that prompted this one. So the folks who want to link out to files that stay out in the main folder environment can only do it this way on Mac. Otherwise I'd recommend sticking with the "put the file in the vault and that's where it lives now" approach.

[@christopherlawley1842]

@@plus1creator I'm just starting to look at symbolic links , which I've never used but /sounds/ like it might do the job.

[@plus1creator]

I'm curious to know whether they're brittle. Will they break if you move the target file after the link is created.

[@SocratesBastardSon]

KZbin keeps deleting my reply, maybe because I linked to other sites? Trying again again again. The Obsidian Help page on symbolic links says, "File symlinks (as opposed to folder symlinks) may work, but aren't officially supported at this time." They really discourage any other use. I plan to play around with this later.