# Canvas Link

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/canvas-link/87882>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [September 3, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/canvas-link/87882 "2024-09-03T18:03:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![AP2023](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@AP2023](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/AP2023)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/canvas-link/87882/1 "2024-09-03T18:03:54Z")

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### Use case or problem

In a canvas I can drag in a note or a folder. If I drag a note it imports the link, if I drag a folder it imports the contained files. Can I include a direct link to the folder instead?

### Proposed solution

When I drag into a folder I would like to be asked whether to import all notes (Ctrl) or as a link to the folder (Shift). Holding down a key will automatically select the action.

### Current workaround

If I drag a folder it imports the contained files

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**Author:** ![WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/whitenoise/32/11_2.png) [@WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/WhiteNoise)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/canvas-link/87882/2 "2025-11-14T19:28:10Z")

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I am not sure how that would work given that the concept of link to folder doesn’t’ exist (yet)

> [@Allow \[\[links\]\] to folders](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/allow-links-to-folders/874):
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> I don’t think this has been explicitly requested previously. Similar posts exist [here](https://forum.obsidian.md//t/use-linkable-notes-rather-than-folders/196) and [here](https://forum.obsidian.md//t/linking-notes-to-folders/715), but I don’t think they’re the same as this request. I’ll try to make it simple: if a folder exists in the vault, you should be able to backlink to it—like [[Folder]]. This would make it easier to interlace folder-and-note setups for those of us using them. It’s also in line with how [DEVONthink](https://devontechnologies.com) interprets [[wikilinks]]—not sure about other wikilink-supporting apps. Another twist on this idea: ![[Fol…

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/b/e/bec35fbd23ab28909bb6bfe62cb32eb82dd34019.png) [@system](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/canvas-link/87882/3 "2026-02-12T19:28:53Z")

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Closed on February 12, 2026, 7:28pm UTC

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