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How do you handle attachments? In particular, if you attach a file to a note in obsidian then no other program can link to the right attachment, right?

• paxys 2y ago
  There are no "attachments", just files and links. Your directory has note.md and image.jpg. The note has a link to the image. The client can then render the markdown and image as it wants. Any other application can also find and link to the attachment because...it's a file.
  • vundercind 2y ago
    Obsidian may avoid the problem well enough, but it’s been my experience that connected pieces of information that aren’t coupled very tightly indeed have a way of eventually becoming separated and never re-united. Goes for information in computer systems and for physical records/photos/objects.
  • ibash 2y ago
    That's what I meant. My experience is that if I link notes in obsidian I can't read it in any other text editor. And the opposite. Most recently I tested this with obsidian, ia writer, obsidian.nvim, fsnotes, and a few others I forget the name of. Especially if you want to access your notes on mobile and have a good syncing experience... you're out of luck if you want a non-proprietary format. Only notion and apple notes had reliable syncing.
    • pfix 2y ago
      I use obsidian on android with syncthing and have no issues. Tailscale VPN for connecting "home" (my vps)