iPhone cannot detect existing iCloud vault although Mac and Files app can

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Hi,

I’m having a problem with Obsidian on iPhone.

Environment

  • iPhone: iOS 18.6.2
  • Mac: Obsidian 1.12.7

My vault structure is:

~/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~md~obsidian/Documents/

Inside that folder I have:

Obsidian/
.obsidian
test_root.md
循環器内科/
.obsidian
many .md files
循環器内科2/
.obsidian
many .md files
循環器内科NEW/
.obsidian
many .md files
Welcome.md

The Mac opens the vault normally.

The iPhone Files app can also see every folder and every note.

However, inside Obsidian on iPhone:

Use my existing vault
→ iCloud
→ “Your iCloud vault was not detected”

There is only a Back button.

Things I already tried:

  • Reinstall Obsidian
  • Restart iPhone
  • Disable and re-enable iCloud Drive sync
  • Delete and recreate vault registration
  • Create a new vault
  • Confirm that the vault contains a valid .obsidian folder
  • Confirm that Files app can access the vault

Nothing worked.

Could you please tell me how to make Obsidian iOS detect this existing iCloud vault?

Thank you.

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iCloud vaults need to be in a particular location to work on iOS. “iOS and iPadOS folder location”

You may need to create an iCloud vault on iOS first and then move your files into it.