Once you’ve done the above, delete everything above this line.
Steps to reproduce
- Open any vault with Obsidian 1.8.4 (Windows desktop)
- Open some notes in at least two different Obsidian windows
- Restart Obsidian
- Only the main window is reopened
Alternatively:
- Open Obsidian 1.8.3
- Open multiple tabs, across multiple Windows
- Upgrade to Obsidian 1.8.4
- Restart Obsidian
- See how you lose the extra open Windows, all tabs, and your recent history
Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]
Y
- Disabling theme, CSS (had none) and community addons had no affect.
- Sandbox Vault isn’t helpful in this case as it does not retain its state between restarts, by design
Expected result
Obsidian to remember, and restore, all open windows and tabs. Recent history should never be cleared, unless purposefully triggered by the user.
Actual result
This happened immediately after upgrading to v1.8.4, on the Windows desktop app. I haven’t started using the mobile app yet, so cannot speak towards that side. I have tried this on two different vaults and both produced the same results after the upgrade.
The first time after the upgrade, both vaults opened a blank main window (no open notes at all), none of the other windows from my last session, and the recent history was completely wiped out.
Since then, Obsidian will never remember any extra open windows, but does reopen the main window with all tabs. On occasion, none of the tabs will re-open and the recent history is cleared, but I have not been able to reproduce it consistently.
Environment
SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.8.4
Installer version: v1.8.4
Operating system: Windows 10 Enterprise 10.0.19045
Login status: not logged in
Language: en-GB
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: dark
Community theme: Minimal v7.7.18
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 13
Plugins enabled: 13
1: Kanban v2.0.51
2: Dataview v0.5.67
3: QuickAdd v1.11.5
4: Contextual Typography v2.2.5
5: MetaEdit v1.8.2
6: PodNotes v2.13.4
7: Hider v1.5.1
8: Minimal Theme Settings v8.1.1
9: Highlightr v1.2.2
10: Note Refactor v1.8.2
11: Day Planner v0.27.0
12: Tag Wrangler v0.6.1
13: Update modified date v1.4.7
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Custom theme and snippets: for cosmetic issues, please first try updating your theme and disabling your snippets. If still not fixed, please try to make the issue happen in the Sandbox Vault or disable community theme and snippets.
Community plugins: for bugs, please first try updating all your plugins to latest. If still not fixed, please try to make the issue happen in the Sandbox Vault or disable community plugins.