Follow along here:
It may be the same issue.
Perhaps not specific to this occurrence but i’m seeing this error message Failed to open "" with the ‘PDF++’ plugin
I guess this errors happens when files are stored remotely (cloud, another partition, USB stick, etc)
Files should be stored locally in one of the users directories, ideally in ~/Documents
I’ve started experiencing this issue as well. I started using Obsidian about 6 months ago very regularly so I have a lot of information in there. I had two vaults, and both of them have files none of which are opening with the same error message FAILED TO OPEN “”. I saw a few messages saying that it worked if they opened in the default app and made some edits and re-opened. But that didn’t work for me (it’s not opening in the default app).
I have all my .md files on my local desktop and the only community plug-in I had downloaded was calendar in both the vaults. I am noticing that my community plugins are also gone and any theme changes I had made have also been reverted back to the original setting. What can I do? I am a fairly new user and would love some help to restore this back to the way it was. Thanks!
That’s a pretty significant “also”. I wonder if it’s something different than the topic issue.
- About the “FAILED TO OPEN”: what is your Obsidian installer version? (If it’s older than 1.8.8, the linked bug report said this would be fixed in 1.8.8).
- About the disappearing stuff: Are you storing your vault in a cloud tool? (And are you sure? Some folders are synced by default in Mac and Windows.) To me, things disappearing sounds like a cloud issue.
Hi Everyone - I am a new user and I just ran into this issue in the past week or so. I am on v.1.8.10 and still unable to open my notes. It seems sometimes random notes will open but today it seems like they all keep failing to open.
If anyone can help - please let me know. I have TONS of work notes in this vault that I’m afraid to lose.
First and foremost, make a backup of the data. Back up your Obsidian files - Obsidian Help
Second, can you post your Obsidian debug info?
Hello there! I’m running into the same issue, receiving the Failed to Open “” error when attempting to open any of my notes. I’m using Obsidian v.1.8.10 and the vault is backed up on a Google Drive, with a local backup of the data on my mac.
Here’s my debug info. I have quite a bit of research in my vault, please let me know if you can help. Thank you
So its current’y within Google Drive?
Cn you set Google Drive to keep these files on the device?