I couldn’t find any posts with this same issue, so here I go:
What I’m trying to do
When I’m inserting wikilinks into a note, if the linked note is in a folder, the wikilink automatically gets an alias. I would very much like this alias not to be auto-inserted, and I’m fairly sure this didn’t happen in the past.
I have the setting Files and links > New link format
set to Absolute path in vault
, which is how I would prefer it to be. The problem goes away if I change the setting to Shortest path when possible
.
Example:
- Create a new, empty vault
- Open
Settings > Files and links
and set the optionNew link format
to beAbsolute path in vault
- Close settings
- Create a new note, and name it
test1
- Create a new folder, named
folder
- Create a new note within
folder
, and name that onetest2
- In the note
folder/test2
, create a wikilink by typing[[
, navigating totest1
with the arrow keys, and pressEnter
- The generated link should be
[[test1]]
- The generated link should be
- In the note
test1
, create a wikilink by typing[[
, navigating totest2
with the arrow keys, and pressEnter
- The generated link should be
[[folder/test2|test2]]
- The generated link should be
Things I have tried
- looking through the settings in Obsidian
- downloading a new installer and updating Obsidian
- searching the web for people mentioning this
- asking the Discord
- searching this forum
As of right now I’m on Obsidian version 1.8.9 and installer version 1.8.7.
My OS is Win11 24H2.