Link attachment to page it describes

Feature requests
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Hi,

I do not like to see attachments spread all over the browser file view between my notes as they usually clutter the view. So I can put them all in a subfolder but then I lose the relation between the attachment and location.

Then I did something in obsidian and it created a “file.docx.md” file on accident.

This might be a blessing in disguise where attachments could be hidden but linked to the page they are used in.

The use case is that I have a big gallery of art, but I want to add some comments to my particular drawing, maybe references or materials used.

  • Painting Of A Rose.png is the actual artwork
  • Painting Of A Rose.png.md is the file that describes it

In Obsidian I only see “Painting Of A Rose” as a note. It can link to ![[Painting Of A Rose.png]] without problems. When I want to rename the note to “Rose Painting Vermeer Style” the following happens;

  • Painting Of A Rose.png -> Rose Painting Vermeer Style.png
  • Painting Of A Rose.png.md -> Rose Painting Vermeer Style.png.md

This will keep my artwork in sync without having to hunt for the attachment in the attachment browser, or actually see it in the same folder.

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When Rose.png.md contains link to Rose.png, then it is visible in backlinks pane and can be renamed manually or with help of plugin which is discussed in plugin idea: Attachment metadata for advanced searching
I think, plugin has better chance of implementing this since there are 1677 open feature requests and only few core developers.

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@Jorg404: interesting you found this. When I 1st came across it, just after joining Obsidian, I did not realise what it meant. Today I refound, and find it useful.

You now keep your .png files in a separate folder. Where do you keep the .png.mdfiles? In the root folder/vault among the .md files or elsewhere?

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@Klaas I store them in the same folder as associated file. Otherwise, I would not be aware of existence of paired file when seeing them e.g. in Windows Explorer. Also deleting, moving, renaming, … would be more difficult when stored in disconnected places.

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So that means that folder shows your “normal” notes (e.g. note.md), as well as the image.png.md files. If so, don’t you find that distracting/confusing when you look for something through the file explorer?

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In Windows file Explorer I can always filter out certain file type/extension or order file by type.
I do not use use explorer in Obsidian, I organize notes through index/structure/MOC notes. And navigate them instead of folders. I also utilize search and aliases with quick-switcher.

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@malecjan: OK, clear. Thanks.