Hi everyone,
I suspect I may have encountered a bug in Obsidian, and I’d like to confirm if this behavior is expected or if there’s something wrong in my setup.
- Internal links with spaces not working
When I try to create internal links to sections within the same note, and the titles contain spaces, the links fail to work.
For example:
## Section Title
[Go to Section](#section-title)
Clicking the link results in the error:
“Unable to find section-title.”
This issue occurs in both edit mode and preview mode.
- Missing “File Explorer” plugin
In my Core Plugins, I don’t see “File Explorer” listed. Instead, I have “File” and “File Recovery.”
Could this be related to the linking issue?
What I’ve tried
• Tested the same setup in a new Vault → Links worked correctly there.
• Ensured I have the latest version of Obsidian installed.
• Disabled all community plugins to rule out conflicts.
Environment
• Obsidian version: [Version 1.7.7 (Installer 1.5.12)]
• OS: [Sonoma 14.6.1 (23G93)]
Is this a known bug, or is there some specific setup I should be aware of? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
Not a bug. This is not the format obsidian uses for links to headings when using standard markdown links.
Pch
3
If you’re using the markdown format for your internal links, per the documentation, you need to URL encode the blank spaces 
.
If i use your example:
## Section Title
Some content here...
This is what the link to ## Section Title should look like:
[Section Title](#Section%20Title)
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Thanks PCH for adding a more complete answer!
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FsOver2
5
In Obsidian, to handle spaces in non Wiki links, you can also wrap the link in <>. For example…
[Go to Section](<#Section Title>)
… would link to the following section of your note…
## Section Title
Some content here...
https://spec.commonmark.org/0.30/#link-destination
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The Better Markdown Links might also help with that …