Can't delete folders using Obsidian sync?

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It seems like I can’t delete folders while using Obsidian Sync.

Steps to reproduce

  • Use Obsidian Sync
  • Create a folder
  • Have the folder synced in multiple devices
  • Delete the folder on one device
  • Wait a few seconds. The folder will reappear

Expected result

  • I expect the folder to be deleted on all my devices

Actual result

  • The folder reappears

Environment

  • Operating system: MacOS and iPad
  • Obsidian version: 0.12.15

Additional information

  • I’ve already tried deleting the folder on multiple devices
  • I also tried renaming the folder, now I just have 2 folders
  • The folder is empty
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Is this vault synced only used obsidian sync or is there something else operating on this vault?

Can you attach the sync logs? thanks

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Welp. I tried to reproduce it (and I swear it could be reproduced when I wrote this bug report), but it looks like it’s working now? I waited a full 10 minutes and double checked on a different device, and the folder has been deleted on both.

To answer your question though, it was synced only using Obsidian Sync.

Thanks for your response!

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I’ve actually been having the same problem. For me its both files and folders which reappear. I have my vault synced on mac, an iPad and an iPhone. The Vault is also stored on a Microsoft Onedrive folder. Though the issues occurs regardless of whether the Onedrive App is active or not.

If I delete a folder on the mac, then when opening the app on an iDevice the folder will sometimes but not always reappear once syncing has finished.
If I delete the file or folder on the iDevice, the file/folder will always stay.

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