Use Case / Problem
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Premise
- multi-device setup is: Primary Vault vs Secondary Vault(s)
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Primary Vault acts as a “Life-OS”
- Contains large, low-immediate-relevance data (archives, past projects, media resources), unnecessary for mobile sync.
- Has a deeply nested folder system optimised for organisation.
- Mobile access need only specific, currently contextually relevant folders (e.g., stuff for current life stage).
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Obsidian Sync limitations
- 1GB/10GB/100GB plans force full-vault sync
- Insufficient space for full-vault sync.
- Low price-efficiency (for this use case) for personal use with workaround.
- “Excluding Folder” (the current only feature) necessitates compromising folder organisational structure (see workaround).
- 1GB/10GB/100GB plans force full-vault sync
Proposed Solution
As opposed to “forcing full-vault sync with selected folders excluded”,
- Add “Select Folders to Sync” functionality:
- Sync only user-defined folders.
- Preserve desktop vault’s intuitive folder structure without compromising adaptation.
- Allows Obsidian Sync to be more versatile and customisable,
- which aligns well with the design principles of Obsidian.
Current Workaround
- Reorganise folders to use “Exclude Folders”:
- Group non-mobile-needed folders into one/multiple directories to exclude them.
- Drawbacks:
- Forces unnatural folder hierarchy to accommodate sync limitations.
- Reduces organisational clarity and efficiency.
- Requires ongoing manual adjustments as needs change.