Include the full path in the source (not the target!) of linked mentions

Feature requests
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Use case or problem

In the backlinks pane, the source should include the full path of the document, not just the document name. I use meaningful folder names, and often have documents with the same name in multiple folders. Or, rather, that’s how I like to work–but I can’t do that in Obsidian today without making the backlinks pane useless.

Note that I already know how to include the full path in backlinks—Preferences → Files & Links → New Link Format → Absolute Path in Vault. That’s not what I’m talking about here.

Screenshot included for helpfulness, with the relevant bits circled in red. The two documents named “_index” in this screenshot are different documents contained in different folders. One folder is named “Star Trek,” the other “Star Wars”–but of course you can’t see that in this screenshot.

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Proposed solution

See above.

Current workaround (optional)

I don’t use duplicate names for documents in different folders. This results in longer document names, redundancy, and possible errors due to typos and other causes.

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I just came looking for this exact feature and was sad to realize it’s missing today.

I find it really useful seeing the full path in the quick switcher and autocomplete, and designed my directory structure in part around that detail. I would love to make the linked mentions view consistent with those.

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