Linked Quotes Are Now Linking To The Wrong PDF With The Same Name Since Exporting .MD to PDF - How To Reverse?

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What I’m trying to do

I was making notes about a PDF and using the “copy as quote” function, providing linked quotes in my .MD file that I was making the notes in. The PDF and the .MD file had the same name. When I exported the .MD file with the linked quotes in it to a PDF, the links switched and now go to the exported PDF rather than the original PDF I was making notes about.

Things I have tried

I have searched the help section and forum using search terms: PDF, link, wrong file, relink, same name, etc. and haven’t found anything to help.
This doesn’t answer the issue: Relative path: Link points to a wrong file with same file name
Neither does this: Backlinks not appearing

If any of you could help me to return the links to the original PDF that would be very much appreciated.

Thank you

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Thanks to the input of someone elsewhere:

  • I backed up the vault
  • Made sure that Obsidian was set to automatically update links in Files and Links settings
  • Copied the name of the PDF that the .MD notes were linking to
  • Renamed the PDF that I wanted the .MD notes to link to
  • Deleted the exported PDF that I didn’t want the .MD to link to
  • Changed the name of the PDF I wanted the .MD file to link to back
    And it worked!
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