File system write error, workspace layout reset, current file truncated to zero size

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[MacOS]: Obsidian does not save and get stuck in a limbo state (failed to save - Timed out)

I just experienced this and lost several hours worth of writing. Here’s what happened: I committed my changes to a file called set-for-life-2 to Github via Github Desktop. I continued writing for about 2 hours in that file. With set-for-life-2 still open in Obsidian, I tried to open a different file (set-for-life) in Obsidian from the file tree. I clicked set-for-life and nothing happened. I CMD-clicked it and it opened in a new pane with “No File” or something like that in the title bar. I c…