Yes. I’m using the latest Obsidian version, I have no CSS snippets (I admit, I’m using a custom theme, but it is update and I see no reason that would impact my Sync whatsoever,) and I tested it in Restricted Mode on both devices and the problem persisted.
Expected result
Deleted notes would be deleted on the second device.
Actual result
Deleted files were restored on the first device.
Environment
Desktop: SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.5.12
Installer version: v1.4.16
Operating system: Windows 10 Home 10.0.19041
Login status: logged in
Catalyst license: none
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: Things v2.1.20
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 37
Plugins enabled: 31
1: Better Word Count v0.10.1
2: Calendar v1.5.10
3: Janitor v1.0.7
4: Natural Language Dates v0.6.2
5: Note Refactor v1.8.2
6: Image in Editor v2.2.6
7: Plugin Update Tracker v1.5.2
8: Reading Time v1.1.1
9: Recent Files v1.3.10
10: Style Settings v1.0.8
11: Table of Contents v0.2.0
12: Tag Wrangler v0.6.1
13: Vantage - Advanced search builder v1.4.2
14: Global Search and Replace v0.3.0
15: Vault Statistics v0.1.3
16: Periodic Notes v0.0.17
17: Custom Frames v2.4.7
18: Dictionary v2.22.0
19: File Explorer Note Count v1.2.1
20: File Info Panel v1.3
21: Find orphaned files and broken links v1.10.0
22: Highlightr v1.2.2
23: Charts v3.9.0
24: Show Current File Path v0.5.2
25: YouVersion Linker v1.2.0
26: Excel to Markdown Table v0.4.0
27: Plugin Groups v2.1.0
28: Emoji Shortcodes v2.2.0
29: Templater v2.3.1
30: Automatic Table Of Contents v1.3.2
31: Dataview v0.5.66
Additional information
All plugins are up-to-date on both devices. I have sync logs below. I should also note that I have files on the second device which have not synced to the first device, because it’s been so busy restoring files I don’t want restored.
Phone sync log (this is where they appear to be restoring from) (one note which was mentioned repeatedly was erased from this copy of the log for privacy reasons): ObsidianSyncLogMobileMay2024 - Pastebin.com
Had the same issue recently, where I deleted an entire folder after having moving everything files it contained to another folder (manual merge of two folders). The folder magically reappeared, maybe because of another device resyncing it and with some files (not all surprisingly) still in there.
Same thing is happening to me! I wanted to rebuild my vault because it was a mess! I moved the vault files to the cloud, but left the folder where it belongs. All other devices have sync closed. Right when I opened the vault all of the files that I moved into cloud are retiring! This has actually been happening if I deleted items off of devices, but I thought it was user error! I ended up with 13,000 files which is what prompted me to take the opportunity to start over! I thought I could fix this by moving the notes and now they are coming back! This has happened when I deleted files from my phone, my windows computer, my iPad and my MacBook. My vault is not in any type of cloud service.
I’m not sure how to get my sync log file, but here it is in my phone, after I deleted the Obsidisn folder all together! All apps and snippets are off and all of the files are returning. I did notice that normally it tells me from which device, but this time it’s just the file.
I’ve had the same problem, complicated by a folder that was being recursively duplicated to maximum depth. I worked around it by excluding that folder.
Having the same issue. Additionally, sometimes it is not a file reappearing but a recently added line within a file doubled. Also in talks with support, no solution yet.
Mine is doing it too! Has been for months! I only use Obsidian sync, nothing in a cloud. I was down to 5,000 notes, now I’m back to almost 8,000! Most either duplicated or somehow during sync it is changing the file name from the name in the title! I’ve deleted and merged files and they return. I’m using Obsidian Sync. Last night these files were t there, this morning a bunch reappeared! I have no idea where they are coming from, and why they appear out of the blue! I switched it to permanently delete hoping it helps. I may have to delete Obsidian from all of my devices except one, which defeats the purpose of paying for sync lol.
This has been happening to me all morning - moving files out of an inbox folder, and periodically sync restores all the moved/deleted files and I have to go back and figure out what I had processed and what I haven’t.
This happened to me a while ago – maybe a year. Sharing as something to consider .
Tl;dr I was apparently making too many changes on one device (including folder moves them making changes within the folder) before syncing on the other device.
I can’t remember it in detail, but it occurred when I made quite a few changes on one device before turning on the other device and allowing it to sync. I think I moved folders as well as deleting files.
Since then I have made a point of keeping both devices active at around the same time when I’m deleting, or moving a folder then later renaming a file within the folder. So the changes can be synced incrementally.
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