Things I have tried
- Restart Obsidian
- Google Search
- Forum Search
What I’m trying to do
This is probably the most basic Obsidian function - create a link between two notes. The destination note exists (i.e. I am not creating an orphan link). In come cases the link recognizes that the destination note exists but in some cases it creates an orphan link that, when clicked, creates a second instance of an already existing note in my vault. The screen prints should make it easier to understand:
- Notes called “Productivity app idea” and “Headcount Reports” notes exist in my vault
- I created a new note containing a link to both - one is “highlighted” (i.e. recognized as existing) while the other is “dim” (i.e. recognized as an orphan link)
What I cannot capture in the screen print is that the productivity app idea note shows up in the link popup as I was creating the link. Something in my vault “knows” that the file exists. - When clicking on the productivity app idea link, a new file with the same name in the same folder is created
The top and bottom files have the same name, the top one contains text that I already wrote while the bottom one is a new, empty file.
I am going a bit mad so any help will be greatly appreciated 