Steps to reproduce
- In Obsidian, open up the sandbox vault.
- Open up the sandbox vault also in system explorer.
- Put an image file there, say
pic.jpg - Return to Obsidian.
- In the “Start Here” page, add a link to that file, like so:
 - Look at the image and admire it.
- Now go back to system explorer, and delete the image file.
- Return to Obsidian.
Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]
Yes, yes, yes.
Expected result
You should not be able to see the image. You should be seeing a generic broken image link icon instead, because that image does not exist. It’s passed on! This image is no more! It has ceased to be! It’s expired and gone to meet its maker! This is a late image! It’s a stiff! Bereft of life! It rests in peace! If you hadn’t nailed it to the perch, it would be pushing up the daisies! It’s run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible! THIS IS AN EX-IMAGE!
Actual result
You can still see the image.
As if it still exists.
Environment
SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.9.14
Installer version: v1.9.12
Operating system: Windows 10 Pro 10.0.19045
Login status: not logged in
Language: en
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on
RECOMMENDATIONS:
none
Additional information
This problem was discovered and mentioned in a comment under another bug report: Links break when moving/renaming linked files - #8 by CawlinTeffid but I suppose it deserves a bug report of its own.
There was some talk in that discussion about how obsidian is pretty non-standard when it comes to internal links, and how it goes the extra mile to make things easy for the user, which I believe is misguided, because it amounts to trolling the user, but never mind that; this right here is not a case of it going the extra mile for the user, this is just plain blatant trolling me any way you look at it.