I can't load my snippets on Mac

I’m unable to open snippets on mac with Obsidian. Everytime I click to load a snippet, instead of loading it into Obsidian, it open it in a new window. I’ve tried the following but to no avail:

  1. Creating a new snippet folder in .obsidian
  2. Closing, restarting computer, opening Obsidian again
  3. Asking for help in the Discord server
  4. Uninstalling and reinstalling

Here is what my folder structure looks like:

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Obsidian being a markdown editor can’t natively open .css files :blush:
So, that’s pretty much expected.

If you want to open and edit a css snippet, it needs to be done in another app capable of doing that (TextEdit, VS Code, etc…) or using a community plugin providing such feature (e.g.: Zachatoo’s CSS Editor)


Edit: I think I stumbled upon your conversation on Discord: Starting around here and I have no idea what’s going on with your css snippets :pensive_face:

I think trainbuffer/ariehen’s suggestion (Discord message) to try and create an empty test vault at the root of your user’s folder might be worth a shot though :four_leaf_clover:

Looking a bit more closely at the screenshot of Finder, I think the .obsidian could be misplaced ? :thinking:

Are both General Notes and Tacoma ... simple folders in a vault called Obsidian or are they vaults ?

If it is a vault called “Obsidian”, I would personally recommend a less general name. “Obsidian” or “Vault” are excellent ways to be confused months later. :sweat_smile:

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They are folders I’m using as vaults(?) I’m new to mac and the file structure is different from windows.