1y ago

Finally seriously looking at #Obsidian Sync.

Where should I store my vault on my #Mac? I feel so lost! For years × ∞ I've put everything in Dropbox or iCloud, but that, I hear, is a recipe for sync troubles.

looks at computer as if for the first time, confused expression on previously confident face

Why is my Documents folder greyed out? Where am I? Who am I ?? Help me, obi-@obsidianmd, you're my only hope!

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@ellane
I use the Obsidian Git plugin at https://github.com/denolehov/obsidian-git to keep my vault backed up.
This works with a private Git repository (like the private ones I use on Github).
I would only recommend this if you are already familiar with git - there are a couple of things that are less obvious about how it works. But for me and my workflows it's good.
@obsidianmd

iCloud has been pretty stable for me, and I haven't read many dissenting views; Dropbox seems to work well for some, but I've read of a bit more frustration with it.

Try syncthing. It's free and faster than repo/cloud based options since it is direct device-to-device synchronization.

@ellane @obsidianmd anywhere but Dropbox or other sync platforms
- Just curious - why do you say that?
  
  @killdashnine you can’t safely embed one sync service inside another. You will eventually get conflicting changes.

@ellane @obsidianmd@lemmy.world @obsidianmd@a.gup.pe i use #Obsidian Sync, and on my MacBook, my vault is just another folder in my Documents.

@ellane @obsidianmd I use iCloud and Sync, so for that reason I don’t put my Obsidian vaults in my Documents folder, because iCloud backs those files up. I place my vault in the same folder that Documents, Desktop, and Downloads are in — my user folder (named Pam).

@ellane @obsidianmd I loosely follow PARA so my vaults are in /Archives/Obsidian/ where I have my personal vault and any sample vaults I’ve downloaded. And on my work laptop my work vault is there too (no syncing for that one).

Do check if all files are synced. Years ago I tried sync and I lost all my pdfs. Only mds and images were shared.

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