I downloaded the iOS app today and wanted to sync my existing Obsidian vault (which I set up on my Mac) through iCloud. However, I keep getting the “Your iCloud vault was not detected.” error message.
I the tried taking a different approach – setting up the vault through the iPhone app first, but found out I have no “Store in iCloud” option available in the app.
Things I have tried
I made sure my Obsidian vault is set up correctly (it is within an Obsidian folder in the root of my iCloud Drive) and syncs (I was able to see it from my phone, and made sure to manually Download it as well).
I reset my iCloud connection and also restarted my iPhone.
I deleted and downloaded the iPhone app gain.
I am guessing something must have been changed in the app within the last couple of days, but not sure if it’s an actual feature or a bug. As it is now, I don’t have a way to connect to my iCloud from within the app, even though everything seems to be set up correctly.
When trying to create a new vault from the opening screen, there is no “Store in iCloud” option.
But when I first create a vault and then delete it, I land on a different screen where I can also create a new vault and there, I do get the “Store in iCloud” option.
I was able to create the iCloud vault like this, but it seems like a bug, because I don’t think the UI should be this inconsistent, especially since it seems like quite a core functionality.
Here’s what I noticed. The only way the iOS/iPad OS Obsidian app recognizes a folder in cloud as the “Obsidian” folder is if it creates it itself. So while creating an Obsidian folder in the iCloud folder on macOS fails, creating a vault from the iOS app also creates an Obsidian folder on iCloud. Then you can use it and create new vaults from macOS as well.
Strange. Obsidian should be checking for an iCloud folder as you as you open the app, and if one doesn’t exist - creating one, or at least asking the user if they want one.
I got the same issue, and no matter what I try I cannot create a vault from the iOS app. The method you tried does not work for me, but even if I go to the vault manager and create a new one (where an explicit “store in iCloud” toggle is present) I still get errors trying to setup a vault.
the app keeps telling me I do not have permissions to access iCloud. I tried some other methods listed on this forum, like going to my iCloud settings and checking “Apps Syncing to iCloud Drive”, but there Obsidian does not show up. Obsidian is enabled in my iCloud settings.
hope someone knows
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