When new notes are created that have the same name of another note, and there is a backlink to that first note, the backlink is updated to show the path, which makes it messy.
Obsidian usually updates the backlink to have an alias [[File|Alias]], but it doesn’t in this case.
This also happens when renaming a file to one that exists and is backlinked to.
Steps to reproduce
- Create three folders:
- Folder1
- Folder2
- Folder3
- Create two notes with the following names and paths:
- Folder1/Test1
- Folder2/Test2
- In ‘Folder1/Test1’, create a backlink to Test2: [[Test2]]
- In Folder3, create a new note called Test2
Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]
Y
Expected result
[[Folder2/Test2|Test2]]
Actual result
[[Folder2/Test2]]
Environment
SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.8.9
Installer version: v1.7.7
Operating system: Windows 11 Enterprise 10.0.26100
Login status: logged in
Language: en
Catalyst license: insider
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: dark
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 8
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 12
Plugins enabled: 8
1: Natural Language Dates v0.6.2
2: Recent Files v1.3.3
3: Tag Wrangler v0.5.11
4: Better Word Count v0.10.1
5: Dataview v0.5.66
6: Execute Code v2.0.0
7: Editing Toolbar v2.4.16
8: Novel word count v2.9.0
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