Is there a way to store the .obsidian folder outside the vault folder

I had been wondering this myself, so I just moved the .obsidian file from its vault to the parent vault.(double-checked it was deleted from vault_A)

Previous Folder structure
My_Vaults
—vault_A
------.obsidian
NOW
My_Vaults
—.obsidian
—vault_A

So in Obsidian with Open folder as vault I open My_Vaults instead of vault_A

  • vault_A inherits any plugins etc. from My_Vaults
  • By syncing vault_A (NOT My_Vaults) you avoid ¨…changes made in the workspace…" as the file is in the folder above it.

PS:
Any major changes to .obsidian such as new plugins you will now either have to sync manually OR change your sync occasionally from vault_a → My_Vaults.
This was just a quick test and I’ve switched back whilst pondering the implications.

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

OR

“Choose Sync only these folders to specify what to sync”

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