What I’m trying to do
I’m trying to have it so that pdfs sync between multiple devices, which Obsidian is doing selectively (some pdfs will sync, others won’t). They will display in the file path on the machine they were added to, but not any of the other devices. Across the devices I use, there is a home pc, a dell laptop, a samsung tablet, and an iphone, so I know the problem isn’t with a specific OS.
Things I have tried
I have tried
- pausing and restarting sync
- confirming that the pdf is in my vault, not somewhere else on the system
2a. downloading files from my browser directly into my vault so they don’t exist anywhere else on my system - turning off community plugins
- renaming the file to all plain text
- dragging and dropping the file onto obsidian directly
- copying the files into my vault in file explorer (that actual file, not a shortcut to it)
- restarting obsidian on both the original device and the one I want to sync to.
- checking that I have enough space on my obsidian sync (I have plenty)
- double checking that I have pdf sync as a file type enabled (I do, on all devices)
- double checking that the folder the pdfs are in are not excluded from sync (none of my folders are excluded)
So yeah, it would be one thing if ALL pdfs only showed up on the original device, but some pdfs correctly sync across devices, and others do not. Any help would be appreciated!
Much thanks