Apologies is this is already under discussion. Please direct me to the thread if it’s already been pointed out.
Steps to reproduce
Specify a positive “path” argument in the search filter In the graph view, with “Existing files only” turned off and with notes in the specified path that link to files that don’t yet exist.
Expected result
Files that don’t exist that are linked to files in the path remain on the graph view, as they are not located anywhere in relation to the specified path. Turning on/off the “Existing files only” filter shows/removes these titles in the graph view.
Actual result
Titles of files that don’t exist disappear from the graph view, as if they have a location outside of the specified path. Turning on/off the “Existing files only” has no effect.
Environment
Operating system: macOS Big Sur (11.1)
Obsidian version: 0.10.8
Additional information
Workaround is to set only negative path search parameters–that is, use the search field to exclude the paths you don’t want to see with the minus sign rather than use it to specify paths that you do want to see.
The whole thing behaves as if files that don’t yet exist sit in some mystery path, and that you disqualify that location by including a positive path search parameter. This all renders the toggle to turn on/off these files useless, which seems confusing and unintended.