Use case or problem
When working with bases in Obsidian, I often need to temporarily adjust settings — such as adding or removing filters, showing or hiding columns, changing sort orders, or modifying groupings — to quickly explore my notes or test something. The problem is that these changes overwrite my configured base views, and there’s no easy way to revert back to the original setup.
Proposed solution
It would be very useful to have a “Save as Default” button for each base view. This would work as follows:
- At any point, the user can save the current state of a view as its default. These default settings would include all filters, sorting rules, groupings, and visible/hidden properties.
- The saved default persists until the user explicitly saves a new one.
- Any changes made after saving a default are applied as usual, but the user can click a “Reset to Default” button at any time to instantly revert all settings back to the saved state.
- Both the Save as Default and Reset to Default actions should require a confirmation step to avoid accidental changes.
- Optionally, a toggle in the settings could allow Obsidian to automatically reset all views to their defaults on startup or on close, ensuring a clean, consistent state every time you open your vault.
Current workaround
The current workaround is to duplicate a view before making any changes, then delete the duplicate once it’s no longer needed.
Related feature requests (optional)
Bases: Quickly enable/disable filter groups via buttons toggles