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!
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.
@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).
@ellane @obsidianmd anywhere but Dropbox or other sync platforms
@kill_dash_nine you can’t safely embed one sync service inside another. You will eventually get conflicting changes.
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.
@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).